I actually think I have a few books in me. And, I've been stirring them in my head. The most recent thought dawned on me as I was talking to some of my young coworker engineers the other day. We were al lamenting how stupid people are. I'm old enough to put together a great argument that it wasn't always this bad - and that's what I told them. I remember when really stupid people were not the norm. They stood out. Now, they're everywhere. They mishandle our banking, crash airplanes, derail trains, etc. And, I think there are some very documentable reasons for the surge. I have a great idea for the layout of a book on this. Some of the material will cause the readers to laugh out loud - and those are really the kind of books I've come to love. Aaron Clarey's book "Enjoy the Decline" was hard hitting while funny as hell - having me LOLing in several public places as I read it.

There is a harder-hitting topic I'd like to write about. And (thank you Ayn Rand and other's of the Russian background) I realize that putting it in a fiction novel would be wise for my self-preservation. I know many of you can appreciate that realization.

Happy Friday. Hold the course...