The Power, the Power!

A friend of mine bought an advance copy of YU for himself and his wife. He told me today that his wife gobbled it up and loved it. Himself, he's saving it for a plane trip this weekend.

Then he said that he and his wife were watching "Cash Cab" last night and the question was, "What is a single-lens instrument used by a jeweler?"

Wife immediately said, "Loupe!"

"How did you know that?" my friend asked in astonishment.

"Because I read Joy's book!" she replied.

Launch at T minus 37 days and counting!

YU: A ROSS LAMOS MYSTERY will officially launch on October 1, with a signing event at Howards Bookstore, 111 W. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 5:30 - 7 pm.

The next scheduled October event is October 20, a reading and talk at East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 7-8:30 pm.

Topic for the Evening

One mark of a mature, conscious citizen is the ability to recognize when the political process is OVER, and nothing more can be accomplished towards a goal through that means.

Bonus points: relate this statement to Albert Einstein's remark,"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."

Discuss.