[Joe Brower]

Yeah, we do what we can and then let the cards fall where they may. My own efforts in this regard have shown me the painful truth that trying to help other people to be one of the most utterly unrewarding endeavors I have ever engaged in. But you can't let it stop ya.

"With them the seed of wisdom did I sow,
And with my own hand labor'd them to grow.
And this was all the harvest that I reaped:
I came like water, and like wind I go.

-- Omar Khayyam, The Rubiyat

[Travis McGee]

Well, 11,700 folks have downloaded EFAD so far in the last 2 days. Many of them might have known of my books and wanted a freebie, but most, maybe 10,000, will be new readers who might have their eyes opened a bit.