May 25th is International Towel Day. Didn’t know that? Read about it here and here. It’s when we celebrate the life of…

Douglas Noel Adams

1952-2001

My daughter knows where her towel is. I hope one day she’ll know the work of Douglas Adams and love what he brought to us. I certainly appreciate his work and commend it to everyone as challenging, thought-provoking, and important. Don’t dismiss his writing as low-brow sci-fi; Adams aimed at the big issues we humans get up to (like digital watches).

My favorite Douglas Adams book is Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. You should read it. Here’s a clip of Adams reading from the text: