Hey fellas,
Ricardus took some time off and is working day and night on launching a language-learning product for the foreign language market right now. He's taking his first stab at running his own business, launching next month.
We haven't made an announcement yet because we aren't sure yet if he'll be back or not. It looks promising, but we don't want to say anything for certain until we can give you a for-certain response. I've told him as a business owner I'd be thrilled to have him keep writing... but as his friend I hope his launch is a great success and he can hang up his writing spurs for good.
So, at this point, it's wait-and-see. We'll do a formal announcement, probably in December or January, if he's off (or else, you'll just see a regular resumption of his posts if he isn't!) - for now, all I can say is, wish him luck, and I'll keep you in the loop!
Chase