I really liked your answer I was in academe for only five years loved research two books but teaching depressed me so I got out Eventually I became a software developer My abiding interest has been in science I think I should have studied astronomy and then become a science writer I could have been covering the exciting developments in cosmology and particle physics I could have oh well I m amazed how very different scientific disciplines have come together So please tell me a little about yourself You should write on my talk page that s how we keep conversations going since I get notified of changes there but not about changes on your page