A response full of grace and proudness, Bobert. Joy and success is relative, we should never forget that. The new German 'superstar' (instantly forgettable) will sell 800,000 copies of his CD though his voice and singing is just half as good as Bobert's, not to mention that he can't accompany his singing.

I can't sing though I'd love to but I can write boring science stuff. If I would write novels I'd hang myself if my new novel would sell 1,000 copies within the first year. If my next research methodology book will sell 1,000 copies within a year I'll proudly invite my family to dinner.

Even if for you 'success' is a small figure in absolute numbers, Bobert, you deserve every bit of it and have every right to be proud.

Wolfgang