I've always admired your 'nerdiness'. I gave up when Basic was superceded. Now have Vista which is totally incomprehensible. We all get into a rut from time to time, and as you've just had a holiday, can't profer that as advice, so I'm sort of with tahet - a year or two VSO which could be taken as sabbatical leave from LAS - wish I could do it myself but for the moment kids need their mum. Hope the angst dissipates soon.