David, Cannibal Essays in a book — come to think of it, the best-sellers are cookbooks…

Janet, Charlie (and Kathy) are two more benchmarks that have taught us by example how to handle adversity.

Hey, John, “laughter for breakfast” — now there’s a title!

And, Mark, are you SURE you want to keep the little woman waiting? Now that’s really living for excitement.

– Sully (Thomas Sullivan)

This not only slayed me, it gave me that desire to damn everything, buckle down, and write for the rest of the day. The yard, the trash, the wife…all those can wait.

–M

And yes: isn’t it great to be helpless victims of the old Chinese curse, wherein ALL OF THE TIMES are interesting times?

Every day, I thank God that I’m so easily amused.

Dear Janet — How did YOU know that I forgot to buy the cheese?

And, yes, your vision of Charlie Grant is the one that I like, too. Thank you.

Dear Charlie — SEE YOU LATER, MY FRIEND!

(Do you know how hard it is to read something out loud when you’re laughing?)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

A newbie

– Sully

Janet