"You've been reading my campaign notes again."

I wish! But you're right, my Ken Hite impression almost by necessity involves a fair bit of a Jeremiah Genest impression too.

"By the way, when are you going to see this latest monstrousity?"

Nicely put. Not sure, but I will. I haven't missed seeing a Bond in theatre since my Dad took me to see Moonraker. Want to make an outing?

Speaking of the Man with the Golden Musket: I just saw an ad for Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson's next novel. It's a prequel to Cryptonomicon, set in the late 1700s...