All's Well at the El

I want to thank everybody who came out Sunday for the book launch for Breathing Out the Ghost. I feel very blessed to have such good friends and family. A lot of people deserve kudos, but first and foremost: thanks to Ms. Carolyn, who not only organized the event but picked up my tab. Lord knows what a dent that can make in a publicity budget. Thomas and Cheryl took the afternoon to sell books, Bubba gave up his day off to man the bar, Stefania took her time to keep the crowd in gin and PBRs, Bruce lent a mic and PA, Jim and Kathy drove from Summerville and Chris and Tracie from Atlanta. Jim rushed back from Fairhope, Lissa skipped church, Jim and Suzanne stayed over an extra night, and Kristal and Star took pictures. Dr. Al took time from his rounds, and a lot of folks from Immanuel PC and Troy dropped by. Most of all, Diane and Kip were there. And, yes, the pics on the website make one thing clear: it's getting close to beard-shearing day. I'm starting to look like a very gray SOS pad.