my name is don hardy. >> he's the author of the book. >> so modest. >> oh, here you go. oh, oh, oh. >> troublemaker. [laughter] >> hi! >> ginni, how are you? >> thanks for being here. >> what has it got to be about eight volumes? >> shooting from the lip. [laughter] >> you didn't object to that, did you? >> no, i didn't write the book. >> ginni thomas, clarence. and you know jim billingson, of course. this is clarence thomas. how dear of you to -- oh, elizabeth. you're dear to come. [inaudible conversations] >> and bob would be here -- [inaudible conversations] >> he doesn't want any part of this. anyway, we loved your christmas card. you didn't have to do that. >> well, you know, we were -- [inaudible conversations] we made it to deadwood. >> did you go to that wyoming game at laramie? >> no, no. did you go? >> no, i didn't get down to it either. [inaudible conversations] >> okay, what are we doing? [inaudible conversations] >> this is bizarre. oh, annie. this is more fun than i've had -- [laughter] >> bill, you ornery old -- >> senator. >> he's the doctor. [inaudible c