San Francisco, CA
I am in SF today and will be here until Monday. So we will have to delay the recounting of recent “Wok the Dog” adventures until Tuesday when I am back in LA.
I was looking in my spam folder to see if there were any email of importance there by chance. Lord and behold, there was a reply from Michael Pollan. I love his last book and I felt like he is someone who would really be excited about “Wok the Dog” and help me out with a quote of endorsement or two.
I was able to hand him a press kit when he was in LA recently but I have yet to hear back from him in one way or another. So my pulse quickened when I saw his name in my spam folder! I think to myself, YAY – he did respond to the work and he thinks its great and he would love to contribute a quote to helpe me promote! It was a responds to my request for a meeting from his assistant dated nearly 3 weeks ago.
So, not exactly what I was hoping for, but I still have not given up. I am sure that Mr Pollan really loves the work but just has not had time for it yet.
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On this Southwest flight to Oakland, there was this man sitting next to me, Royce, a commercial real-estate guy, a Koren lady who is a professor of sociology and theology. We chatted all through the hour long flight. They were liberal, intelligent and well educated. They were all very excited about Obama and the prospect of a new presidency. Especially Royce, I was touched by his enthusiasm and positive outlook on our collective future.
He made me feel like we are standing at the cusp of a new era. I feel like bursting into a chours of “Age of Aquarius.”
