Brethren. Since as an ex-member of the MBC I often still long for the blood and vigor of the intellectual octagon: Hitman's crushing blindsides, the JJ's jujitsu holds, Jared's impenetrable defense, Herringmeister's crushing strategems, Towner channeling Colbert, Grandberg dipping in and out like a ghost, I wanted to pass along one last book recommendation, even if at this point my vote is effectively an empty boast. "Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner is something I enjoyed some years ago - it's non-fiction examination of the United States' history of water allocation and redistribution, and though it probably suffers from the political lean of its author (this may be accepted into the canon of the liberal gospel), it nevertheless is a strange story of money and power and hyper-engineering that spooks and bedazzles. But God be with you lads. Until, etc.