Thanks for sharing this Mike. Quite a few of us have been concerned about his sudden disappearance, so this is good news. I sent an email to his workplace a few weeks ago asking about his welfare. They responded that they couldn't share any information for privacy reasons, but that my note had been "passed on." I heard nothing else.I’m friends with him on Goodreads and noticed that he has been rating books over there as of a few days ago, so perhaps he is taking time away from the online forums.