Mea culpa

May 11, 2026

“Attention shoppers. Spill in aisle seven, in the promo department. Please stand by.”

Folks, why am I called into service when my ol’ man makes a big mistake? It’s always my job to clean up when he does something wrong. Or stupid.

Let me explain. As you know, yesterday my ol’ man promoted his cousin’s book, The Night Librarian. (A bit of nepotism there, but we won’t wipe that off the map right now.) Then he gets into where to buy the book. That’s when the fan got hit. Quite a bit.

Let me point out that several Commentarians noted that Independent Book Stores are preferrable to big box stores. My ol’ man missed that bit of common knowledge. Now he’s acknowledging the error of his ways.

It should be noted, my ol’ man says, that Commentarians as a rule do not rush out and do what the ol’ man or I suggest. As registered procrastinators they wait a little while until they go out and get a round tuit. With tuit in hand, then they may go out and purchase a book.

Long story coming close to a conclusion:

My ol’ man apologizes for his thoughtless mention of a long river in South America. He promises to try to never mention it again, and for that he offers his humble apologies.

Furthermore, he suggests that right now every subscriber to Kutter’s Commentary go to a nearby Independent Book Store and search for The Night Librarian. Even if you don’t buy it right now, let me know where you found it. And if you don’t go out right now, check out Bookshop.org and see what you find.

Thank you,

Kutter