Acknowledgments
Jay: Thank you to Seth Leitman for fi nding me through the Web and
asking if I would be interested in writing a book, and then recommending
Brian Clark Howard
to cowrite. Brian’s wealth  of knowledge on all
subjects
concerning the environment
has been irreplaceable,
as has his
patience
and encouragement.
I would like to thank Judy Bass for seeing far beyond my vision for
this book. I certainly never expected to be a writer, and her encouragement
was all I needed to start.
Thank you to Tom Cavanaugh, currently serving as a mission president
for the Church
in Colombia. He counseled with me on the diffi
culties
that I would and did endure
in the process
of writing this book.
Thanks
to the folks at ClimateMaster,
Dan Ellis and especially John
Bailey,
who spent a good deal of one-on-one time with me to answer
some
tough questions.
My entire staff at Egg Commercial have been so very patient with
me. A big thank you to Christina Brewer, our chief executive; Kristin
Sagert, our executive offi ce administrator; Jason Hodges, our Webmaster
and marketing genius; and Sarah Cheney, our illustrator.
No words can express my gratitude to my family. They have seen
little of me these past fi ve or six months. Thank you to Kevin and Katie;
Jordan, my 16-year-old beauty queen; Taylor, my strong 14-year-old son
who still can’t beat me in wresting; Hannah, my 11-year-old beautiful
little pixie, and Theron, my 10-year-old all-American boy and fourthgeneration
namesake. My heart goes out to the lovely Mrs. Egg… I

would
have quit long ago if not for her absolute, unending love and
faith
in me. Thank you baby doll. This has been an entirely
encompassing
endeavor of love.
Brian: First of all, thank you to Jay Egg, who has been exceedingly
gracious in sharing his wealth of experience and in-depth technical
knowledge. Working
with Jay has been a great
pleasure,
and I am
deeply
inspired
by his passion, commitment, and Herculean
work ethic.
Without
Jay,
this book would have been impossible. I would also like to