cary head i hit you with a sales pitch!
Yep, today is the day for everyone to buy the Holiday Book. Here are the reasons:

1) We really want you to.
1) We printed very few, so it's rare.
1) We really want you to.
1) At $11, it's a deal.
1) It's a cool book you'll enjoy having.
1) Today is Dec. 17, the anniversary of my going into the hospital for chordoma surgery
1) It's signed.
1) It's the only place you can read the complete story of how they kicked me out of the hospital on Christmas Day 2009.
1) We're selling fewer than we expected and would like to sell more.
1) That's not your problem, but still.
1) We believe that without this book you will not be ready for Christmas.
1) We really want you to.
1) You'll feel great after you order it.
1) You'll be thrilled to receive it in the mail.
1) You will enjoy reading it.
cary head OK. wow. that was exhausting

But it's over now. There are many more things to say, of a personal, non-commercial nature. They will be said soon.
cary head now back to the shipping room