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Things, Things, and More Things

–The website exists and looks awesome, thanks to Yeargin Marketing and Creative and Beth and Chris.

–The bookpage at the printer now has a snazzy banner, again, thanks to Yeargin Marketing and Creative and Beth and Chris.

–The press releases that are going out in the mail are addressed and envelopes are stuffed.

–The review copies aren't here yet, but I'm hoping they'll get here on Thursday.

–My letters are written.

–I'm almost finished with the copyright application.

–I got myself made an author...

I am up on Amazon.com!!!!!

It's really happening! It's up on Amazon.com. Yes, there will be a Kindle edition in the next little bit.  Oh, god, I am so tickled. So very tickled.

Okay, but you maybe don't want to order from Amazon. If you order directly from the printer, you can have 15% off if you use this code: SNLKXXFH

Now, if you don't want 15% off or if you want to order other books from Amazon, feel free. I don't really care. I just want you to buy my book and abide by the three guidelines:

1. If you like it, please t...

Moderates v. Radicals

Josh Marshall writes:

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper today that the conflict over the mosque/cultural center project controversy was "not between Muslims and non-Muslims, but between moderates of all the faith traditions and the radicals of all the faith traditions."

I thought of that when I was reading Stephen Yeargin's post. Three different people I talked to yesterday (and I probably only talked to five people yesterday) brought up how afraid the stuff...

Donal Logue Gets Younger and Younger

I am weary from being anxious. But I had a lovely dream that Donal Logue was getting drunk waiting for me at a bar, while I was getting it on with Sean Bean, after which I would go to the bar and get it on with Donal Logue. Make of that what you will.

But I was looking up Donal Logue, to make sure I spelled his name right, and I see , while Wikipedia has him born in both 1969 and 1970. I feel like, if I hit refresh often enough, soon he will be younger than me.

I'm...

Brief Things

1. I am refraining from hollering "It's Matt's font! It's Matt's font!" at the Butcher who is trying to sleep and who has no idea who Radley Balko is. But look! It's Matt's font! I knew that font when it was a baby.

2. Lovely. I really hope the FBI tracks that fucker down and makes him uncomfortable for a few minutes. My favorite part, though, and I mean this sincerely, is that it cuts through all this Ground Zero mosque rhetoric. Fuckers here don't give a shit about New York City. They think ...

What Do Granny White and Kate Batts Have In Common? Me Looking for Their Graves

Sometimes you just get an itch you have to scratch and this weekend my itch was the western part of Robertson County. I drove all down Catholic Church Road, though I did not find a Catholic Church. I did find the Scott graveyard, because they have a hand-painted sign that points you to it. And it's tobacco time, so I found smoking barns and men out harvesting and, well, you'll see.

This morning I was on the south side of Nashville doing a park, so I convinced the Butcher to take me to the...

My Middle Name is 'Fret'

It's probably a good thing the Butcher is taking the computer to go do fantasy football stuff because otherwise, I would be on it all afternoon all "Ooh, is this happening yet?" "Oh, am I up on Amazon yet?"

The Butcher went with me to a park that I think was Mildred Shute, but it had no sign, so I don't know. The neighborhood is sketchy enough that I was glad to have someone with me. But then we went on down to see where Granny White was buried and that was really cool. I'll have pictures...

Arson at the Islamic Center in Murfreesboro

So, yeah, in order to protect us from "terrorists" people have become terrorists. That this is a win in anyone's book breaks my heart and pisses me off.

BooOOOOooooK Things

So, the second proof came. I looked at it only long enough to verify that it contained the right innards and then I ordered my review copies. They have to go out next week or the beginning of the week after at the latest. So, mistakes. There may be some. But it's too late to fret about that crap.

So, yes, hypothetically, you could order the book right now if you wanted to. You'll probably soon see it up at Amazon, for instance. But I'm hoping you wait until next week, when I'll give you a...

An Open Letter to Paul Stanley

Dear Mr. Stanley,

I do hope your impending memoirs will cover just how it is you felt it was okay to legislate the morality of the citizens of Tennessee while you were busy taking the grand tour of Immoralville.

Love,

Aunt B.