I'm grateful to Jeff Jarvis and Dan Drezner for saying nice things about my CNN appearance (and adding some good broader points) and to reader Aeon Skoble for forwarding a link to the transcript. In truth, I looked like hell--not exactly what you want when you're pushing a book about aesthetics. The Dallas bureau of CNN doesn't have a studio, just an oversized closet that produces the TV equivalent of driver's license photos. All the more reason it's a good thing I brought those toilet brushes.