Their book is due out in October . . .

October? Really?

I would've thought early May. I mean, this has Hastily-Purchased-Graduation-Present written all over it. Watch your back, Oh, The Places You'll Go . . .

Understood.

But you'll have to take that up with badmutha, our Minister of Grains and Fiber.*

(*badmutha has not accepted this job. Yet.)

No room for Quakers?

How much vodka? How much gold?

If the amounts are reasonable — by Canadian standards, of course — the job is yours. I might also put you in charge of All Things Religious, if that's okay.

You'll have all the Sparkle you need.

Just promise me that, when you return from exile, you won't kill your father and marry your mother. That just sounds like it'll work out badly for all involved . . . .

I think I am okay. I never know for sure anymore.

I was in Canada recently. I liked it, and I think I might try to take it over. Can I count on you?

Oh.

That makes my Sparkle hurt.

May I contribute to your rehabilitation fund?

Pope! How are you?

(May I ask a question? Why are you in the grey here?)

Ah, those smiles!

They say it all, don't they? Two people overjoyed that they have a new grandson and relieved that their daughter won't have to be beheaded . . . .

Mr. Miller —

I have no idea if you'll ever get this note, but I hope somehow it makes it through. I write simply to congratulate you on a terrific book. At long last, I finished Tao this weekend — and I loved it. It's fantastic. Lyn sounds like a terrific partner; your father sounds like a great man; and I hope,…

I don't follow anyone on twitter. . . but I made a joke too! Sparkle humor, dry but funny.

Well, sure.

But *that* Arbiter isn't the only one who tried to destroy humanity. The Decider did too, sort of:

Not to be confused with this guy:

Terrific! It's at 6:30, so dress accordingly.

(My wedding to Eva will be on the beach, naturally.)

Victoria's sentiment may be intellectually dim and biologically ignorant, but you have to respect her judgment.

She is the Arbiter, after all.

With KN relationships, you can do both. In fact, you should do both.

Well, you and Mads (non)selected an elegant (non)pattern!

I thought you were Know-Nothing dating Joseph Fiennes?

I'm so happy for you two crazy kids!

You may still be in the honeymoon phase, but you know what they say: Ignorance is bliss!

By the way, did you get the (non)place setting I sent off of your (non)registry?

Everybody knows Sparkle_Motion? Really?

Is it because of last year's office picnic? I should never have eaten all of that potato salad . . . .

(By the way, the Jezebel masses may be the best masses of all . . . .)