JUST TO BE VERY VERY CLEAR, while tonight’s event in Atlanta will be great fun, there will be NO David Rees, NO John Roderick, and NO COULTON.
JUST ME.
(And maybe, just maybe, THE GTGs)
THE RATIO=2 GTGs to 1 Hodg-man
That is all.
1781, BATH, ENGLAND: German-born astronomer William Herschel becomes the first modern scientist to discover a new planet within our solar system. He is not taken seriously at first. After all, the three “new planets” he had previously “discovered” turned out to be the sun, a fly on the lens of his telescope, and Earth, respectively. But this time he got it right: Uranus is a planet, and since our last writing, it has been admitted to THE CLUB OF PLANETS. (a)
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(a). Please see page 147 of The Areas of My Expertise under the heading “The Club of Debated Planets.”
Sounds good, Mr. H! I look forward to seeing you and giving you the ol’ Brookline HS Secret Handshake.
Comment by Jordan C — November 19, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
I know that B&N well — it’s where I proudly bought my copy of “Chang and Eng” by one STRAUSS in 1999. If you cannot have a Majestic special, at least order extra mayo with your dinner.
Comment by Potts — November 19, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
Whatever comment I was going to make about my enthusiasm for tonight is preempted by the this report of the captcha I have been given to validate this post: “Reich in.”
Comment by Will — November 19, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
Hey John, great meeting you today, and thanks for having us over to your book signing. All the best, and I wish you continued success!
Swaff
Comment by Swaff — November 20, 2008 @ 1:05 am
Mr. Hodgman, please come to Dallas. We need you here.
Comment by Anthony — November 20, 2008 @ 9:51 am
Damn. I’m as straight as the next guy, but these three dudes are HOT!
Comment by DfLamont — November 20, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
I miss you.
Comment by Hodgmama — November 21, 2008 @ 12:08 am
It was indeed great fun to have you visit us in Atlanta. Thanks for coming! I will remind my friend Maria not to whisper to her husband at future events.
Comment by Tim Farley — November 21, 2008 @ 2:52 pm