Mal,

>Thanks. I will take breaks ... longer breaks. Instead of coding related books, however, I will go out and purchase Tom Clancy books ... and start reading for fun again.

A great idea!

My son called me at work yesterday, doing an interview for a school lesson, and asked what my favorite book was. I'm not kidding you, it took me quite a while to remember any book I've read in the past 2 years other than computer books. Kinda shook me up more than a little. :-)