>Would that I could. This is getting compulsive.

Some of your biggest fans are obsessive-compulsive.

Sounds like a new query optimizer doesn't it?

Incidentally the fine folks at Mathematica use an OO extension
to C called Objective-C. I was wondering if you had any thoughts
on its potential use v Java [platform independence would be nada I suppose]
in the engine.

Then again, I like LISP and Prolog.