Where do I go from here?
jacquesm: Why is being an architecture astronaut supposedly a bad thing ?There are plenty of places that are in dire need of people with that skill, it's taking system administration to a whole new level and not that many people are capable of doing that.If you're up for a challenge find some fledgling open source project that tries to solve a real world problem that you have some affinity with and start contributing.Sooner or later inspiration will strike. It usually does when you stop looking for it!best of luck,  Jacques