Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan. If everything had gone according to plan, I'd be on a plane home right now, but instead I'm stopping for a few days in Taiwan. I was in Singapore and Malaysia earlier this week working on production startup issues. While I was there, a new emergency erupted and I had to come to Taiwan instead of going home. I feel like Winston Wolf (i.e. Harvey Keitel) in Pulp Fiction. I often have to rely on a combination of charm and in-your-face tactics to get the job done. One of my favorite quotes from that movei movie is: "If I'm curt with you, it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast, and I need you guys to act fast if you want to get out of this. So, pretty please, with sugar on top, fix the *$&!@# problem." OK, I might be exaggerating, but just a little.... :-).