100,000 copies pre-ordered.

"Apparently the American public has an appetite for the OJ story still," said one anchor after intervieiwing Ron Goldman's father and sister.

The Goldmans, who once asked a nation to sign a petition to stop the publication of the book (i signed the petition and sent a note to the publisher), now say they had no choice but to publish the book. They claim that a bankruptcy judge ruled that the book had to be published -- by them or someone else.

It makes no sense to me that six months ago the Goldmans waged an all-out campaign to stop the publicaton of the book and are now on the talk circuit promoting it.

The American public has a glutonous appetite for all sorts of unhealthy things, that doesn't mean we (media) ought to continue feeding it. Our dog Poe would eat dog treats all day long if I left them out for him but since I don't want a fat beagle or a sick puppy, I use restraint.

Remember restraint?

That's the same thing our mamas taught us about not saying every blasted thing that came into our minds.

It's the thing that keeps us from eating till we puke. From drinking till we pass out. From cussing out bosses, who have the ability to fire us, or make our lives miserable.

It's the thing that keeps us from jumping out of vehicles and bashing the windshield of the car one lane over. And the thing that keeps us from abusing our children, and our spouses.

Restraint.

It's the thing that keeps us from feeding the pig within us. The part of us that only wants to wallow in crap all day long.

No matter how the Goldman family seeks to explain their decision to publish this book, the bottom line is that no matter how you package it, it is still the same old crap Judith Regan was hawking.

I won't be buying it. I won't be reading it.

How about you?

For the past couple of weeks, Gordon has been calling me in the mornings, just like he used to do before his surgery. Gordon is doing pretty well. He still can't read, which means he can't use that fancy laptop of his. Gordon loved to read, so it's very limiting to him to not be able to pick up a book, newspaper or read his email. He says about the only thing he can do now is watch television. He does tend to the birds, still, and Butterbean. He remembers things pretty well but avoids long conversations because he gets his words confused.

He is having more surgery on the 18th. The cancer has spread to his other leg now. Doctor will cut out what he can, without making the surgery too invasive. He hopes to make it over to Nashville next weekend. I'm speaking at a POW/MIA rally there on Saturday, 22nd. If you are in or near the Nashville area, come on out. This rally is sponsored by a Rolling Thunder chapter. Here's the infro from them:

The POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony will take place at the Plaza of Three Stars at the Bi-Centennial Mall in Nashville at 2PM on September 22, 2007. The whole purpose of the event is to call recognition to the fact that many of our service members have not returned home from all wars.