See? Trust Formal Batman to know the etiquette of a New York City date.

I always noticed that too, but then I spent a week hanging out with my media-type friends who live in New York. Midnight was the dinner rush for a lot of places.

I always noticed that too, but then I spent a week hanging out with my media-type friends who live in New York. Midnight was the dinner rush for a lot of places.

Supreme irony: Tom, a "Gentile," being played by a Mormon.

Supreme irony: Tom, a "Gentile," being played by a Mormon.

I took a pancake sandwich to school for lunch, after begging my mom to make one. (She remains a very tolerant woman.) The results were not what I'd hoped.

I took a pancake sandwich to school for lunch, after begging my mom to make one. (She remains a very tolerant woman.) The results were not what I'd hoped.

GB at the Academy was probably my favorite of all the books. Tom against a Jesuit father who's easily as smart as he is.

GB at the Academy was probably my favorite of all the books. Tom against a Jesuit father who's easily as smart as he is.

Superweasel is well worth the search. I re-read it last year for an event at my old elementary school. It's amazing. Kid becomes Batman, cleans up the town (literally), shames polluters into compliance with the law, and then finishes up with an "Occupy"-style march on City Hall.

Superweasel is well worth the search. I re-read it last year for an event at my old elementary school. It's amazing. Kid becomes Batman, cleans up the town (literally), shames polluters into compliance with the law, and then finishes up with an "Occupy"-style march on City Hall.

You're entirely welcome. I should pick up some of those books for my kids.

You're entirely welcome. I should pick up some of those books for my kids.

Loved all of these series: Three Investigators; Hardy Boys; Tom Swift;  and Danny Dunn.

Loved all of these series: Three Investigators; Hardy Boys; Tom Swift;  and Danny Dunn.

I will check that out. But I also recommend THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS by Joe Meno. It is heartbreaking and brilliant — all about the collision between childhood adventure and the darker implications of growing up.

I will check that out. But I also recommend THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS by Joe Meno. It is heartbreaking and brilliant — all about the collision between childhood adventure and the darker implications of growing up.

Never mind that, was the guy with the glasses in the crowd former U.S. Senator Larry "Wide Stance" Craig?

Never mind that, was the guy with the glasses in the crowd former U.S. Senator Larry "Wide Stance" Craig?

Kosmo.