Because it’s Self-Publishing. And I’m procrastinating from writing some of the boring economics parts of this book. And there’s all this pre–Big Bang nothingness up front that makes it the perfect place to call into the void and mention the master:

To Douglas Adams.¹
There’s a difference between sardonic darkness and hopeful absurdity.
Be the flint in the black hole—not the fire extinguisher.²

1. He’s the guy I got all the ‘mostlys’ from in Dedication Numero Uno. He also wrote a pretty good book or two about the galaxy. ↩︎
2. See Field Guide Note 1 ↩︎