I had the pleasure of meeting Captain Ed yesterday at a lunch attended by several other bloggers, readers, and commenters, including N.Z. Bear, Mike Lief, Darleen Click, OC Chuck (whose account is here), commenter “Another Drew,” and many others. Ed’s account is here. I’m told Grumpy Old Man was there; unfortunately, I didn’t realize that, or I would have said hi.

It was great to meet Ed and the others. I spent a lot of time talking to his parents. I asked if he was always that smart; unsurprisingly, they said yes. They got notes from teachers about it on occasion. They also told me that they read my site, which of course endeared them to me forever.

By the way, Mike Lief has a new book out, which I purchased last night: The Devil’s Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law. I already own one of Mike’s other books: Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments In Modern Law. It’s excellent, and Mike’s latest one looks like a good one. I wish I’d gotten it earlier; I could have had it autographed yesterday!

Ed may have me on his radio show next week to discuss that Ramadi story. It’s not definite, but if it pans out, I’ll share details as they become available.