June 9, 1958. That was the day that Charlie Brown was called a "blockhead" for the first time -
http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_charlie_brown.html

But as we all know, it certainly wasn't the last time!

There's even a book called Charlie Brown: Not Your Average Blockhead -
http://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Brown-Your-Average-Blockhead/dp/0067575188

I guess being a "blockhead" isn't such a bad thing. And so (for now) I will continue to write for no money.

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About a week ago I finished reading Jimmy Buffett's A Salty Piece of Land -
http://www.amazon.com/Salty-Piece-Land-Jimmy-Buffett/dp/031601429X/

I actually stumbled upon the book in a store in The Berkshires (Stockbridge, Massachusetts). I wouldn't exactly call it a bookstore; or a gift shop; or a country store. They had a little bit of everything it seemed. But sitting on a shelf on the second floor I found about 8 copies of A Salty Piece of Land.

I've liked Jimmy Buffett's music for as long as I can remember, but I've never read one of his books.

A Salty Piece of Land follows the adventures of a cowboy named Tully Mars. Tully, originally from Wyoming, is now working as a tour guide and lighthouse keeper in various tropical locales -- the Bahamas, Key West, Mexico.

It's a work a fiction -- slightly hard to swallow at times -- but extremely entertaining.

I definitely recommend it!