Well, the hard disk in my laptop decided to take a dive.
This time it took the disk contents with it!
I do have backups and they are being restored, but I do know that not everything is backed up, so some files, etc. will be lost.

So, if you sent email message from about mid-September until now and you have not heard back, it is likely that you message has gone missing. Please re-send and we shall get back to you…

More news to follow.