I think that I've finally figured out the Shamu mystery: it's because the Times just published its list of the most e-mailed articles of the year. It's an interesting list, too. The top two articles are about marriage (although only one involves Shamu), followed by messy living, diabetes, low-fat diets, college e-mail etiquette, evangelical Christianity, Trader Joe's, gay cowboys, and soccer. Clearly, if I can write a book involving all of these topics, I'll have a bestseller on my hands.