If you happen to be anywhere near San Francisco this weekend, watch out! There's a lot of dummies in town! 150 dummies to be exact. And they're holding a conference!

They're the authors of the "For Dummies" books. You know the ones. If you haven't read one, you've definitely seen them in book stores. The series has sold more than 1,000,000 books around the world! 

Algebra For Dummies, Classical Music For Dummies, Soduku For Dummies, SAT I For Dummies (I used this one back in High School when I was freaking out about the SATs. It's extraordinary.), Knitting For Dummies, Piano For Dummies, even English Grammar For Dummies (I'm thinking of picking this one up for myself, for a refresher) are just a few titles in the Dummies series. I don't know how many books there are, but there's a lot. And they're a great tool to use for whatever specific hobby, trade, language, or life skill you're interested in! These books explain to you, in the simplest of terms, exactly how to get involved and/or be great at everything from football to freemasonry!

OK, enough about the books, Bry... what's up with the conference?!?

Well, the Dummies authors will be attending panels and lectures, learning how to better write and market their books. Imagine it, if you will: each author is an expert in his/her field. This weekend there will be a diabetes expert talking to a nutrition expert while, right next to that conversation there will be a puppies authority rubbing elbows with a equine virtuoso! Oh to be a fly on that wall.

The conference is being held at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel on O'Farrell Street between now and Sunday. Several sessions are open to the public and there will be author signings. Be sure to check it out if you're in the area, and let me know how it was!