Here is another long-term reporter/editor who is taking a break from journalism and the publishing scene. Too much demand to have a life, it seems to me. His passion of writing books might be satisfied with more time on his hand. Good reading, I find is "The Nearly Man", Chapter 5 "A Design for Life" dealing with Charles Darwin and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. Mike told he will be in touch in 2009 - let's hope so.