...And I am not at all worried about the fact that Making Money and the prompts at Meta both come out just days before I have to give this talk. I won't get distracted. Not me.

Follow my always shining example in non-distraction. Failing that, console yourself with the fact that you've got a whole month to get distracted at Meta, so you can afford to pace yourself and not do it all at once prior to the talk. And I'll only mention the book 'sporadically', so as not to encourage you. ;)

Seriously, good luck with making it into three feet of parchment, and an 'all is well' killer ending. :)