Yeah, and sand really gets into places where it isn't supposed to - like the middle of From Hell (http://www.amazon.com/Hell-New-Cover-Alan-Moore/dp/0958578346/sr=1-1/qid=1168780452/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-0576835-0432148?ie=UTF8&s=books) which I was reading at the beach today. I had to stop though - the juxtaposition was too jarring: sun, surf and sand vs Jack the Ripper!