Great schlub story. (Yes, we tend to lose things.)
I'm still looking for the wallet I lost in third grade when Sammy Rubenstein and myself went to see The Goonies with my parents. (I had like $10 in that wallet! That was a lot of money in 1985!)
Oh, and don't forget: My reading is tonight at Barnes & Noble, on 6th avenue and West 8th Street.