The Unpleasant Impression of Jonathan Hoag
I arrived here at work today, first day of the week, first official day of the school year (no classes yet, they come at the end of February – this is graduation week for last years third graders), and I was an hour an a half late. Actually the traffic was really bad this morning so I spent longer that usual on the bus. The fact that I was very tired and hung over after retiring at about 4am this morning was also a contributing factor. Still, it was a bright start to my day when I saw a nice box addressed to me. I knew what was in it because the name of the sender clued me. I delayed opening it for about a half hour or so. You know, just to build the anticipation and excitement. Within lay The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert Heinlein. A Heinlein first edition was actually in my hands!! I don’t know about you, but this gets me excited. Beautiful condition too… but I’m getting carried away here. To cut a long story short, there were a couple of unfortunate surprises. I’m going to do a photo review of this book in the next day or so, so keep this channel of the hyper-spatial relay open, as you might in the Foundation universe. Oh, The Crotchety Old Fan gave me a nice little mention in his blog. Thanks Steve.
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