Yikes! I almost forgot!

I'll be at Book Expo America this Sunday afternoon at booth #4005 — signin', sellin', sayin' hi, sendin' high-fives your way, sketchin'. All the usual S's.

BEA is a huge, expensive trade show for the book world, so if you're not already going for bid'ness reasons, it may not be worth it for you to go. BUT! If you're a Sheldonista who's already going, please come by and say hi! I'll be giving out free sketches in all the books, and we'll have Original Art from the comic strips for $25 off the normal price! (If you have a specific one you want me to bring, e-mail me.)

Come on out! Booth #4005! Sunday afternoon! have all the books, some shirts,

Apologies to all who have e-mailed after Wednesday, 8:30 AM PST — looks like my mail server took a well-earned vacation and brought the wife and kids down to Cancun.

The mail server left a very nice note before his r-and-r break, which is to say, technicians are apparently working diligently to fix it.

Sidenote: Man! Am I having technical difficulties lately, or what? Bets on how long it takes for my phone line to go dead.

I've loved all the e-mails I've gotten from Texans the last few days. They've been among some of the funniest I've ever received — Texans have a great sense of humor.

My favorite part of all these e-mails, though? Almost every e-mail has ended with a "P.S. Oh, and by the way, Texas DOES have the legal right to secede any time we want."

They can't let it be. :)

[Edited to note: Thursday's toon was just one big setup for the tiny little Austin addendum. I got invited down to Austin a few years ago to speak at SxSW...and it ain't nuthin' like the rest of Texas. It's more like Seattle: But instead of it raining, you just sweat a lot.]