"Hi, Thanks"

I shook hands with former president Bill Clinton on Friday.

He was at a book signing at BookPeople and I decided to swing by. I've always been a fan.

After waiting in line for several hours, though, my actual face-time with the guy was pretty underwhelming. Unfortunately, the dude in front of me decided to chat Bill up for more than the time which the president was really able to give him (Bill's a lefty, so he can sign books and shake hands simultaneously, resulting in a blazingly fast book-signing line), so when it came to be my turn in line, all I got was a quick "Hi, thanks," in that oft-parodied Arkansas drawl as Bill hurried to try to make up lost time. Didn't even really get eye-contact.

I don't blame him, though. I blame the guy in line ahead of me. As for Bill himself, he seems charming enough. Whatever you have to say about his ability to keep it zipped up, he was a good president.

I'm still not crazy about the missus.

I now have a signed copy of his book Giving sitting on a pile of clothes on a chair in my room. I've barely been in my room to do anything else with it since I got it on Friday.

Also, I got a flyer from the creepy doll-faced guy who runs this website while waiting in line. I meant to save it to scan it, but I think I threw it away.