We used to have books

Ah, the wonders of the Internet...

Yestere'en, I was blinking at the unexpected sight of a former colleague presenting a television documentary on food. Today, although our last contact was almost two decades ago, I could map his activities during the interim with some confidence. It helps, of course, that he has become a noted academic, author and columnist. Still...

Gosh. How did we ever find out anything in the olden days?