First, an apology. I was quite worked up yesterday, after my morning snafu, and didn't pay as close attention to my wording as I should have I ended up giving the impression that the staff at Beito Juarez were to blame for the situation, and that was wrong and entirely unfair. They had organised the morning under the impression that I was happy to do 4 events, because nobody had told them otherwise. The problems arose because of communication lapses between the bookstore and my publicist. Andersons is a geat store, and Jennifer is a great publicist, but sometimes these things happen. It wasn't the fault of Benito Juarez, and I didn't mean to blame them -- my frustration just came out that way. So, a big SORRY to all involved at B.J. -- you took flak that wasn't intended for you, and which you didn't deserve.. That's the problem with a blog -- things can be said without the right measure of thought!! In future I'll try to let myself cool down before taking any wild shots!!!!! Now for today... My first event was a school event. I spoke to a group of about 400 kids. I like big groups like that. I haven't done many events on that scale on this tour, so I got a good buzz out of it!!! Had a few hours off after that. Checked e-mails, had lunch, then went for a short walk. Next I did a public event at Schaumberg library. I was very pleased to be able to come here. On my last American tour, I was scheduled to come to Schaumberg, but my flight was delayed and the event had to be cancelled. It all went smoothly this time though. Had a good crowd, including several Japanese fans with Japanese versions of my books. Everyone was highly impressed by them -- the quality and beauty of the Japanese books always surprises fans in other countries!!!!! My final event was at Skokie Library, where I had gone to on my previous visit here. It was nice to see some familiar faces, and I think the questions could have gone on all night if there had been time!!!!!!!