ive been pretty bad at the sidebar, it doesnt help that i take a couple of weeks to finish a book, and lately i've spent an inordinate amount of time listening to am radio. (thats probably not new. neither of them are.) i do have to give some props to julian barnes, however. that is an excellent excellent book. its about love and sailing and history and woodworms...10 1/2 chapters that dont seem to fit together, but they do. and it is hilarious. i finished it last night, and i was going to post an excerpt, but of course i forgot to bring it. i still may.