Go, Kings!

As I made my way to my non-cubicle this morning, I was greeted by a brand-new, glossy, straight-from-the-printer copy of the Sacramento Kings book by Daniel J. Brush, David Horne, and Marc CB Maxwell. But unlike the rest of its fellow Sports by the Numbers books, this one is sponsored by the Bank of America.

The foreword is written by Kim Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sacramento (BGCGS).

BGCGS is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 “in response to a growing need in our community for constructive after-school programs for our youth.” Seventy percent of its members come from financially challenged backgrounds—family incomes of less than $23,000.

The Bank of America, a continual supporter of BGCGS, worked with Savas Beatie to provide BGCGS with copies of Sacramento Kings for the program (to be used for reading activities, games, etc.).

So, if you want to show some support for your community, cheer on your local “ballers,” or just brush up on some basketball trivia, go check out a copy of Sacramento Kings.

Today’s Events:

• If you’re looking for an interesting way to spend your evening in the Sac area, go visit the Sacramento Civil War Round Table (CWRT). Tonight’s speaker is none other than The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln author Larry Tagg. The Sacramento CWRT meets once a month at seven p.m. To learn more go to http://www.sacramentocwrt.com/
• Ted announced that the Savas Beatie emergency exit is now fixed. (We received a large shipment of books, and they are now no longer blocking the hallway.)

Now that I’ve finished sending out e-mails, filing invoices for May and June, organizing books, editing an interview transcript, and sifting through blogs, I think it’s time I step out of the office.

Before I leave though, let me fill you in on a secret I’ve picked up: Two times two can only equal ten if you’re working in a small office. Those engineers at big corporations like Microsoft will never understand this equation.

I mean, where else would a high school intern be given the opportunity to write a publishing blog on the first day?