Editorial: Swan Song

Abstract This is the last issue of the Annals that I will be responsible for editing. Beginning with the next issue, the Editor-in-Chief will be Donald W. Black, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa. Sometimes we have to be told when enough is enough. In this case, I preferred not to wait until that point. My fondest desire has been that, when my time came to step down from editing the Annals, someone much better would want to carry it on. The opportunity to be followed by someone of Don Black's quality is just too good to pass up. I never dreamed that the Annals (or I as Editor) would survive for 15 years. I have complete confidence that Don will take the Annals beyond survival to the next level of success. Now I want to take advantage of my last hurrah to beat a couple of my personal drums.