Me, on Youtube. That DOES have a certain ring to it, of … inevitability.

But it was a round-about way I found out. I went to a brick and mortar Barnes and Noble to get one of your books… and they didn't have ANY of them, not even "Comma Sense"! I came home, because, although I have a gift certificate and I could've had them order it for me or buy it on line from them, I'd already seen the cheaper price on Amazon.

But, what really got me going was that the counter guy at Barnes & Noble said you had also edited a book called "Colorants & Auxiliaries "in 1990 — I said "Can't be, that's a common name". He said, "I came up with it directly linked to his name on one of his other books, so it must be."

So, I'll admit to curiosity. I came home and "Googled" your name and Colorants and the UK Amazon link popped up which I naturally scrolled down. I see that the "Boom" book is up on Amazon US as well. But really, you're not the editor of an Organic Chemistry text, are you?

And no, I didn't go just for your book either. I also was going to purchase the book Trilby (http://www.trilbyfl.com/Trilby/book/smithsonian.htm), a turn of the century popular novel which they also didn't have. However, they did have Dave Barry's "The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer" on sale for $2 which I passed on.

I also stopped in at Michael's, but the framing job they are doing for me was started but not yet finished, and really not promised until tomorrow.

I went next door and stocked up on organic oatmeal at the health store and complained that they carried Dwell and Oprah's "O" mag, but not Atomic Ranch. Have you noticed lately that everyone's excuse when you complain about something seems to be "it's a corporate decision"? And, that many of the small brands of stuff you eat at home like picante sauce and ketchup; brand names which you grew up with, are now a division of a larger food conglomerate?

We also went to eat Thai — Yum! Yum! A local place, for now, however, I just recently found out one of my favorite local breakfast/lunch spots became a franchise 2 years ago…

And now… the 3rd load of laundry is in the dryer…

Well, onward…

But, alas, this book here–the BOOM book I did with Steve–isn't the book for which the outline was due. BOOM! Then Your Life is Half Over is already done. It's great, too. Steve's awesome to work with.

More later!