Did okay on Kudlow; good to get back in the mix

Been soooooooo long since I've done any public speaking--weeks, really. I was a bit spooked about going on this afternoon. A rough day of working with the painting lady on colors throughout the house (tense, in a guy way). Plus I found out today that my Sprite spill in the Mac laptop months ago finally caught up with the machine, to the tune of almost $1,500 in non-covered damages.

So I was a bit tense, let's say.

Rushed back from house and picking up kids, did quick pre-interview with Kudlow's producer, showered, got dressed and caught the limo from our apartment to the remote facility in Indy.

Guys there were very nice, but the lighting in the room was not to my liking. Instead of multiple lights from angles, just one big-ass bright light right on my noggin (hence the weird blinking while I waited to speak, which--thankfully--went away when I did talk).

Did okay on the content, but nothing special. Big accomplishment for me was not talking toooooo fast. Left a lot of good lines on the table, but felt the need to try and address Kudlow's questions as directly as possible, since he's a fan of my writing and I really appreciate that.

Disappointed he wasn't wearing a nice french cuff, though. The man's my inspiration for moving in this direction sartorially!

My big goal here tonight was not to embarrass myself given the lay-off and to make Kudlow glad to have me on (Iran expert guys is Iran expert guy, but I can come back on a host of issues). This goal wasn't hard to achieve because Kudlow so gracious in his intros, questions and follow-ups.

Big pluses tonight? Mentioned the blog. Mentioned and showed cover of book. Mentioned and showed Enterra Solutions + my title there.

Not bad!

Now, to find a new Mac laptop. Will probably get same Powerbook in 12 inches this time (15 too bulky for this road warrior--actually one of the causes of the spill in the first place, as it was too big on planes). I know, I know. I could wait a month for Intel-chip Mac that's so much faster, but frankly, speed was never an issue for me. Plus, I'll work this bubba til the fall, give it to my daughter for high school, and then buy the better Mac laptop to go with a nice high-end Mac desktop for my new office when we move in (assuming I come up with that downpayment . . .)

Ah, but first to get the educational discount . . . must call the Baker Center at U of Tennessee!