Got a call today that the paperback version of my book is finally on the store shelves and available for purchase.
So many people have been trying to get their hands on it and even though it was supposedly "published" on Feb. 15, it was just nowhere to be seen.
I was increasingly frustrated by the fact that people wanted to buy the book but could not get their hands on it.
Maybe this is one way to celebrate St. Paddy's Day -- buy a copy of my book ;-)
I hope you have a great Irish holiday and don't drink too much green beer. Of all the countries I've seen in my life, I think I love Ireland the best. It's beautiful, but not the most beautiful, and yet the combination of people, history, and its natural beauty all added up to a visit that knocked my green socks off.
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Got off to a bad start today. I met someone involved in the Robinson case for breakfast at 7 a.m. and unbeknownst to me, I spilled a cup of coffee on the passenger seat AND left my phone and digital recorder on the seat.
By the time I got out of the restaurant for breakfast, my phone and my recorder didn't work and I had a passenger seat doused with flavored java.
I've been fiddling with my phone all day and it's finally working. My recorder is showing signs of life.
I love coffee but I have had some bad experiences with the stuff. Not bad enough to give it up, though. I think the moral of this story is that I don't function very well when I get up at 6 a.m. I am NOT a morning person, but I still give it a shot every now and then.

Toledo, Ohio
March 17, 2008