Sorry about the missing months - especially the lack of explanation. I had significant medical adventures that kept me from my computer for awhile, and when I got back, had to concentrate on meeting a deadline for a book about Safari 4.
Here's my excuse in pictures: http://twitpic.com/5os95 and http://twitpic.com/5osbi - it's a hardware downgrade, stuff they took out of my spine.
Here's the other excuse - Take Control of Safari 4: http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/safari