The more subtle people reading this, however, are not only aware of the irony but are aware that Liz is, too. And so am I. :)

More accurately, the story went live before I finished editing it. Sorry about that. Fixed.

Read the transcript. We provide one for almost every video.

It's getting a Quinceañera, right?
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But this is about a specific type of novel: the one an IPO-enriched person often claims he' going to write but rarely does once he finds out that writing books is hard work.

Right. Minicabs with automated dispatch. That's what Uber is.

We need to stop calling it a "ridesharing" service, though. It's an automated dispatch company. Uber and Lyft are starting to experiment with true ridesharing, but I have trouble believing it will work except as a separate brand, likely with vans.

Heh. And you think nobody watches these videos or reads the transcripts?

Anyway, just checked. They're back.

- Rpb

I don't know why people need multiple passwords. I only need one. And since I'm a nice guy, I'll share it with you: **************

I've been divorced and I've been in the army.To me it sounds more like military or job absences. But we're just guessing....

Our local credit union hasn't sent us new cards yet. As far as buying at Lowes, I'll go to the register, have them ring me up, and then I'll say, "I'll be right back. I'm going to the cash machine at Grow Financial across the parking lot."

Whatever they send us may still take a PIN; we use debit cards, not credit cards, for our day-to-day shopping.

- Rob

I've been working sick, and it shows. Thanks for noticing the typo, now corrected.

Working sick, didn't insert the finished draft on time. All corrected now.

Thanks for noticing,

- R

I can't speak about Brady, but there are lots books out there written by successful millionaire/billionaire business people. Warren Buffett has some titles out under his own name, notably "The Oracle Speaks," and he is without question "a billionaire running a company?"

Books are often more about ego or self-promotion than about royalties. And if you listen to mega-successful IT startup/IPO people, right after they get rich,many of them say the next they're going to do is write a book.

Of course, writing a book is hard, so few of them actually do it without a coauthor.

Thinking of which... I'm sort of available. I've written three books under my own name and two as a quiet ghost. No reason I couldn't take on another one. Anyone out there want to talk? (I'm at least 1/2 serious here.)

My 1996 Jeep Cherokee still runs well. Computer controlled, fuel injected, driver's side air bag... but no remotes. I think I'll keep it.

Everybody who actually works on the site agrees with you.