#15, Jesus wasn't born in December either so historical accuracy is already out the window.
It's my fault for never having visited Boston. Hopefully that will change in August.
Does this mean my second edition is now a collector's item? :)
I think the folks at NESFA owe you some good stiff drinks.
For those ordering Making Book, you're in for a treat. I bought a copy at Worldcon a couple years ago and made the mistake of "just checking out the first few pages" back in my hotel room. Needless to say I got little sleep that night when the first few pages ended with the last one.
David Elliott of the San Diego Union-Tribune disagrees.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20031216-9999_1c16lord.html
I'm not inclinced to read any other reviews by him.
With my dog it's more like: I'll do whatever I please because even when I'm bad I'm so damn cute.
Bush may be a wuss, no argument there, but the security isn't just Bush. Back in 97 or 98 when I lived in Chicago I was denied access to a bar we used to go to after work because barricades were placed across the road and sidewalk. The President's motorcade was to pass, not stop, just pass two blocks away.
In early 2000, while working at Microsoft, Al Gore came to pay us a visit. (I still don't know why, he had no friends there.) The road the RedWest campus is just off of was lined with motorcycle cops, and traffic was halted for twenty minutes before a line of about eight limos pulled up. The secret service men fanned out and swarmed over everything. Some were even on the roofs of the buildings. It was a good five minutes after the limos arrived that Gore stepped out of one of them. The most interesting thing about his visit was the speculation that the man trailing closest behind Gore was the one who had the nuclear codes.
Priceless.
I wonder how many Americans will be saying "bugger me standing" without knowing what it means. Actually, those inclined to talk like pirates probably will.
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