Thanks to the info in this thread.. I've now replaced the relay and my 'lude is back roaming the streets.. and to think, all it took was $75 and 20 min. Now I feel like an a$$ for letting the thing sit for so long, of course, with nearly 200k miles.. you tend to think the worst.

Now all I gotta do is get my money back from taxes and its ACCESSORY time!!