Not even remotely interested in a 12 step program

Published October 27, 2011 | By thequillsisters

There is a book coming out that I’m very excited about. This happens to me all the time. I get almost as excited about some book releases as I do about the latest superhero movie.

Do you remember those old Mervyn’s ads where the lady is waiting outside in the dark for the store to open for a big sale. “Open open open.”

That’s me at the bookstore on Tuesdays. Tuesdays is almost always new release day. “Open open open.” Of course I can always preorder books on Amazon, but usually I buy my new releases from a brick and morter store (or adobe). I love holding a new book in my hands. It’s such a tactile pleasure.

I also look forward to figuring out how to sneak my new purchases into the house. Some women have to sneak in new shoes. I have to figure out how to get new books in the house without My Honey seeing. I find that shoving a paperback down the back of my pants works pretty well – not so much with a hardcover copy. That takes a little more cunning. Usually a diversion is in order. He’s not falling for the old, “Look! The Goodyear blimb!” anymore. It’s really a shame. Now I have to let the dog out the front door or run past the living room really fast, but I suspect he sees through my ruses. Sadly, I even think he was secretly relieved when Borders closed down. It was one less

Anyway the latest book I want is The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion by blogger Andy Borowitz. The Huffington Post had the following from him today:

While editing my new book, The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion, I made a discovery: “If Mark Twain had had Twitter, he would have been amazing at it. But he probably wouldn’t have gotten around to writing Huckleberry Finn.” The following are some of the most hilarious quotes by some of America’s funniest writers featured in my book (and they all fit perfectly into 140 characters).

This is my favorite of the quotes, maybe because of how Sassy and I are getting along this week.