Dear New Guy: I'm glad you're enjoying my books. My next, "Executive Privilege" comes out in late May, 2008 and I'm half way through the one that follows. I've been swimming for exercise since the lat...

Thank you very much for the reply (even if you are Phil's publicist), I've never been on a message board or anything remotely similar so I must say I was excited to see your response, although, my wife thinks I am a total dork.

I was a competitive swimmer from a young age through college and finished my career at UCSD. My Dad and Grandfather were wrestlers in school and if I hadn't swam I definitely would've wrestled. I had a few friends that wrestled and they were all tough as nails (some deceptively). I know it is a long shot but the swimming community is relatively small so if your kids and I happened to compete at the same time we may have crossed paths (or lanes). I graduated high school in Souther Cal in 1997.

Anyway, I will look forward to "Executive Privilege" and please feel free to email me a copy and I will proofread it free of charge since your kids were swimmers too. I hope I haven't worn out my welcome with this novel. Thanks again and have a great New Year!Swimmers, and/or water polo players, pull chicks!