LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO FRIGHT

My good friend Bethanne Patrick mentioned this jaw-dropping sweepstakes on her AOL BOOK MAVEN BLOG today: A two-night stay at the WATER'S EDGE HOTEL in Tiburon, California, and a one-day GREAT WHITE SHARK WATCHING CRUISE out to the Farallon Islands. I put this in all caps because I’m linking it to Incredible Adventures, the outfitter that runs the shark cruise and, gulp, cage dives, and also to underscore that 1.) I had no idea people went on shark-watching cruises and 2.) I did not even know there was such a thing as a shark season. Silly me. Tiburon means SHARK in Spanish. But SHARK CRUISES? Those darn whales get all the glory.

This year, shark season runs from September 22 through November 12, which is the stretch when the winner must take the trip. The prize includes airfare. For my near total ignorance of white sharks, the hook for this sweeps is a book by a woman on the opposite end of the white-shark spectrum: Susan Casey. Her “The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Gret White Sharks” was recently released in paperback. Bethanne calls Casey “a mesmerizing stylist” in her POST about this sweepstakes.

For her part, Bethanne posts with her usual wit and pith.

To enter the sweepstakes, click HERE.

As for the photo, will you look at that mug? It’s the anti-dolphin!