Tell Brad Foster that he is getting lazy. In Brad's “Casting Out the Book Wryms” only one book spine has text, and that text is Brad's signature. Brad is one of the fan artists that I nominated for a 2010 FAAn and a 2010 Hugo Award. I was impressed that Warren Buff and Co. invited Brad to be a guest of ReConstruction this coming August.

I continue to be impressed at the variety of old books that you find. Did you read Curt Phillips's recent column in Dave Locke's TIME AND AGAIN in which Curt describes his book huntng? Ten cents for paperbacks and $1 for hardbacks: the prices for used paperbacks and hardbacks here is a magnitude higher. I was surprised to find a thrift store recently which prices all of its hardcovers at the low low price of $1.

Book worms are not a problem here. In our previous house, built circa 1912, I occasionally saw a silverfish. Our current house is half as old and I have not seen a single silverfish. And the volume of food, i.e. paper, in this house is greater. We moved into this house in mid-September of 1999.

Are you on the mailing list of Rich Coad for his Sense of Wonder Stories? In the 13-months-late December 2009 issue Graham Charnock, too, reviews “The Croquet Player.”

Poking around free ebook sites today I saw that I can download the out-of-copyright After London or Wild England by Richard Jefferies. Your description does not lead me to put it at the top of my non-existent must-read ebook list.

Wet today, Friday. I might break my string of riding our older son's bike for 20 minutes daily. The string started last Friday. When did you last pedal a two-wheeler? I certainly notice when the pavement starts to incline. I try to maintain the same speed. After six days my stamina is not increasing. Do not look for me in the Tour de France.