My Times Square Fun — and my good news!

If you've been to New York City recently and happened to walk down Times Square, you might have spotted the American Eagle Outfitter store that allows customers their "fifteen seconds of fame." As a thank you for any purchase, they plaster your picture up on a huge, sparkling billboard that hovers just above their store in the heart of Times Square.

Well…since I was in New York on a research trip for my next book, and being shameless enough to want to coax a chuckle out of my editors and marke...