Did I ever mention that Paul Giachetti and I had to explain the name of our company (Hasslein Books) to the U.S. government when incorporating, because Big Brother was suspicious of what it meant? Apparently, the name triggered some sort of terrorism flag, so a government rep called and asked me to explain the origins of the term Hasslein. (Maybe she thought we were German terrorists...?) Once I explained that it was a Planet of the Apes reference, she seemed cautiously mollified and told me the name would be acceptable. On the one hand, thats all sorts of disturbing on a number of levels. But on the other hand... No, there is no other hand. Its disturbing on a number of levels.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:32:41 +0000