You know, it's hard to stay level-headed when you're the victim of a pretty significant backlash. Yet, Jim does this. He has such an impressive resume, yet he's always been so down to earth. I've always been impressed by all that he brings to the table, including his humanity and humility - that we don't have all the answers. He remains open-minded and fascinated about the world. I really hope that comes out in the book.

Trying to make order out of chaos. Jim Berkland takes a stab at it, as does everyone here, but jim's carried the torch for a long while. It's easy to dismiss anything and everything about syzygy, yet I've kept watching how it continues to hit. Case in point, last year's tragic M9.3 in Indonesia is pretty hard to ignore. I think a book about him would be a very interesting read.