I'm back

Sorry for the absence, but I've been sick for almost two weeks now, and I needed a rest; even lying perfectly still in bed, I was wheezing so badly that a friend who brought me supplies started calling me "Darth".  Having recovered (just barely) enough to get on a train to New York for an afternoon panel, I am now back at the keyboard.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/10/i-apos-m-back/4224/