A few years ago Anthony Bourdain, a New York chef, wrote a book
entitled "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the culinary underbelly."
In the book he told much that the public doesn't know about the world of
restaurants and cooking. It is a good, informative read.
    Now I know that dog doesn't eat dog, so to speak, but I would like
for someone in the dental profession to write a similar book. Whoever
does such a book would not be very popular with practicing dentists.
He/she would be a pariah. I have all kinds of questions about dentistry
for such a prospective author.
    Someone like Joel would be a perfect candidate for such a writing
chore. He has the knowledge. He has all the money he will ever need. He
is of the age where doing such a book makes sense. I may be wrong, but I
think he is the kind of guy who would say, why not? It would be like the
cowboy who took all his clothes off and dived into a patch of cactuses.
Someone ask him, "Why would you do such a fool thing as that?" The young
wrangler said, "At the time it just seemed the right thing to do."
That's Joel.
    Don't send me any crank mail, please.

Tom Minter