Oops!
Well, embarrassingly enough, it turns out that last March I did receive, and accept, an invitation to speak at ISIL’s upcoming January conference.
I guess my financial crisis over the summer completely blew it out of my memory, and so I most unfairly took the fault to lie with ISIL rather than with your humble correspondent.
Well, I’m glad I noticed the announcement on the website, or I wouldn’t have made plans to attend! Now I will.
And at least now you know I haven’t been kidding about my conical hat….