Excellent report Brad, and it's refreshing to read a naked eye and binoculars report, as opposed to a telescope based report. I only had my 11x70's for quite a while, about 6-7 months, before I got my scope so I know what's it like
Do you use a tripod? If not, you should definitely invest in one. I picked one up for $70 off ebay.. It needs to be fairly solid but you don't need to buy a manfrotto to hold 10x50's. The tripod really helps you pick out the extra detail because you can stare for longer without having the stars shaking about as your arms geet tried from holding them.
I remember looking at Omega Centauri and 47 Tuc with my binos, all they were was a fuzzy blob but it's still a nice looking fuzzy blob that's different than everything else around it.
I also love the open clusters in the binos, especially M6 and M7 back when Scorpius and Sag were up.
Great report, keep it up!