Comcast provides a hot spot in Rockford, Illinois, but not in Chicago? Really? Seems kind of strange...

Be careful leaving your ring, or anything valuable, in a locker. My brother recently told me of someone clearing out the locker room of valuables with a bolt-cutter at his gym.

Fresh eucalyptus works, and I've had luck using eucalyptus oil on cotton balls around the house.

"If she isn't actually described as tall, her presence in the book gives you sense of height, at least."

Wasn't that storyline only picking up speed in book 3?

when you say "swill from the bottle," you mean, "Swill from the box." Amirite?

Are those Viagra in the robot's thought bubble? :-/