Tuesday : 20 June 2006
Work.  Blah blah blah.  Today I discovered how to read – and output – files in/through PHP.  Hoo-AH!

This evening, I went to Sam Weller’s Zion Bookstore for the release party/book signing of The Alphabet of Manliness (currently #2 on The New York Times Best Sellers list) by Maddox.  , , , Beth, Jer and Scott were there, as well.  The “crowd” was… sparse a few minutes before things got started, but by the time things were all said and done, there were about 70 people there. 

Maddox entered the room in a t-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes… and a crown and cape.  He started off by introducing himself to the audience, read a few passages and did a Q&A session before the book signing began.  He was quite personable (not surprising to me) and answered (most of) the audience’s questions with a smile and an amusing story.  One audience member even brought him a bag of beef jerky… which he later gave to another audience member.  Soon, the Q&A was done and it was on to the signing.  (Translation: “Stand in line and wait.  Quietly.  Over there.”)  The line slowly made its way through the store and before too long, we were getting our books signed.  He made me laugh when he “misspelled” my name as he signed  my copy of his book.

Hopefully, when his book tour is done, we’ll finally be able to figure out when we can get together for dinner.

Stray Toasters

  • I am tired.  The bed calls… and I am shortly heading there.  (Written last night; I was so tired, I neglected to hit the “Post entry” button.)
  • There is an article on Slashdot titled: The Rise and Fall of COBRA.  While I know that it’s not what they meant, my first thoughts went to the terrorist organization whose collective asses G.I. Joe had to snap their collective feet off in.
  •   Billy Preston’s memory honored in California
  • From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” file: Pentagon memo says gayness is a mental disorder
  • Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls, has created BLOGregard Q. Kazoo, “The official blog of the Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends production crew.”
  • Contortionists! (I make no statements about how worksafe this site is, overall.  Click at your own discretion/risk.)
  • I like coffee.  That’s a pretty well-known fact.  But, I’ll be damned if I’m going to drink coffee made from beans that have been shat out of cat.  And especially not for $75 per quarter-pound!

Duty calls.

Namaste.