June 2004
Intermediate to advanced
296 pages
6h 29m
English
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This Monkey’s Gone To Heaven
IN JULY OF 2003, I was invited to Portland, Oregon, by my friend and fellow O’Reilly Author, Randal Schwartz, to attend the release party for his newest book, Learning Perl Objects, References & Modules.[1] While I was there, I also attended O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention and did a signing of my own, at Powell’s Technical Books in downtown Portland.
That’s right. The artist formerly known as Wesley Crusher had written a book and published it himself. The book is called Dancing Barefoot, and it’s five short-but-true essays about my life as a husband, stepfather, and former Star Trek actor.
I was about six steps through the door at Powell’s when the store manager, Amber, approached me.
“We have completely sold out of your book!” She looked concerned.
I took a moment to digest this exceedingly good news. I’d just walked into my very first in-store book signing. I didn’t know what would happen . . . but a sellout never entered my mind.
“That’s the greatest thing I’ve ever heard,” I said, as I took my iBook bag off my shoulder.
Pasadena, 30 hours earlier
I’m packing my bags for the trip to OSCon. My dog, Ferris, lays on the bed, looking at me with her “I see the suitcase, so I know you’re going to be gone” look.
I fold some pants and a few shirts. My wife, Anne, walks into our room.
“Are you taking any extra books?” she asks.
“No, I don’t think so. Powell’s already ordered a ton of them. I think I’ll be okay.” I put my folded shirts into my bag.
“You should really ...
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I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.