Well, I adjusted the oil level. It seems a bit better now. I might run a bit hotter plug as well. The plugs I took out looked PERFECT. Not cruddy, not too hot, not too cold. This motor has excellent compression, and doesn't use oil at all as far as I can tell.

More time will tell I suppose. I did notice quite a bit of gunk in the (brand new) PCV. I cleaned it out and drove it 40 miles. That's all it'd been driven. It again was clean. I dont know if it was the oil level or what... but... hey now it's better so... I don't care, lol. It's not any worse than my 98 Voyager (yes, I drive a van - and I like it) now.