TAB just bought a house, has a new kid and probably is just busy! His wife is working her ass off as well!
I can't imagine working a schedule of a resident surgeon! I've worked 100 hour weeks in the past but I got paid very, very well for them! Compared to the 70 to 90K or so she makes as a resident, her hourly rate is about 20 bucks an hour! It will pay off eventually but it's got to suck!
He'll be back, he can't help himself...