books make great gifts...

just talked to dave, my college best friend and one of today's birthday boys. he and his wife are due to have a little baby very soon (she's already stubborn -- was supposed to be here last week). maybe today? maybe tomorrow? not soon enough for dave and jessica, though. not soon enough, either, for the world -- the world will be a better place once this little one is part of it.

but i'm putting this post up because i want to include a link to dave's book which is coming out in february. it's been mentioned here before, but it's pre-order for the holiday season time and plugging my friend's work seems like a good thing to do. so, here you go:

order dave's book, "a good war is hard to find"!!!

and i found out today that david foster wallace, the number one person on whom i have a braincrush, has a new book of essays out! merry christmas to me!