Announcement - brief hiatus and birthday wishes

I have been off-bog for a few days as I have an important self-reflective essay due to the Promotion and Tenure Committee at the college that I teach at. It is due on Monday, the 2nd of November. Once that date is passed, I shall be back in full flow.

In the mean time, to all you Jack Reacher fans out there - Happy Birthday!  Reacher turns 49 today. You KNEW he had to be a Scorpio, right?!!

In 61 Hours we shall find out more about him (pun intended). And the good news is that, Lee Child is breaking tradition and will release two Reacher novels in 2010.

Meanwhile, here's an NY Times column so you can read some new Lee Child material. If you have never heard of either Reacher or Child, this is a great way to get a peek into that mesmerizing world. By the way, this story ends at the point at which Child's latest book - Gone Tomorrow - begins.