Its been far too long since I posted ... I don't think this is a good thing (and for the purists, I know my grammar isn't perfect, but oh well, that's life). I guess I can say I've learned one thing this year - eyeliner is very hard to apply if you don't know what you are doing. I've decided that teaching isn't for me and am looking for another job. A hard decision after 11 years of university education to become a professor, but the *RIGHT* decision and one I'm happy with. I'm trying hard to clean up loose ends and get my life back on track. Which track? Well, you can influence that (anyone can) since there isn't one right now. Perhaps that's good, perhaps the uncertainty is a catalyst and a raison d'etre (did I mangle that phrase?). Mon francais n'est pas bien! Und nicht sprechen zie deutch. Nobody posts here but me, and thats sort of pathetic (now isn't it?) but reality is a blund reminder of the truth (too cerebral for Yogi Berra, but still lacking in content).