It's always great to chat with other authors and historians to hear about their upcoming projects. Today I chatted with Eric Wittenberg, John Hennessy, and a couple of baseball-writers who all have great releases on the horizon. They also have quite a 'To-Do List' for the first part of 2008 and it made me realize that I also have lots to do after the holidays. In addition to compiling the proofer's edits for the 'Houses of the Holy' manuscript, I also have to compile the photograph files (with help from the NPS) write captions, author two brand new presentations including a 'backyard history' speech on nearby events for the Lee's Hill 55 Club, and a one-hour talk on the historical churches of Fredericksburg that I will be doing as part of the SPC Community Lecture Series. I also have to finalize the materials for ‘The Southern Cross,’ which is still going back and forth between publishers, review a new book and DVD for The Free Lance-Star, (hopefully) write a Union based follow-up to my feature article on the ‘Top 10 Confederate Generals’ that is running in January’s Civil War Historian, another interview with artist Mort Kunstler (my third), and who knows what else I’ll accept or volunteer to do before then. How blessed are we guys? We get to do this for (at least part of) a living!