Thank *you* -- I am glad you liked! (And I hope you don't mind me co-opting your character -- but as soon as I read your snippet, I was all, "His name was Paul!" and it kind of snowballed from there.) The breathless adverbs are actual quotes from a delightful little fantasy scenario in TNJoGS. (I love search-inside-the-book, ohhh yes I do. *g*)
Re: He's read a *lot*.