Three Bean Salad

Doomed Book Club member Scott Phillips reports that Orson Bean has come up three times this week! 1) Somebody told him that Orson Bean's daughter dated (dates?) a raving political pundit of some note. 2) Orson Bean appeared as a clue (answer?) in the New York Times crossword puzzle. 3) Orson Bean appeared on this very "blog," in connection with the very Doomed Book Club of which Mr. Phillips is a very member! Conclusion: it means something. It must mean something. If you wondered how the universe works, this is how the universe works. The universe is trying to tell Scott something, and it involves Orson Bean.