Heh, see, this is my problem with an FAQ - I can't imagine what anyone would want to know, so if I wrote an "about me" post it would be, essentially, what's already in my profile. :D I thought maybe an FAQ -- emphasis on the Q -- would be handy, but it is predicated on the idea that people ask me questions, and so far everyone seems content with what they do know of me.

do you know the Nero Wolfe books

I first learnt of their existence when someone asked me whether my old username came from there. That was many years ago, back on LJ, so I have no idea if it was you or not, but I've been asked two or three times in the past, so if it was you, you're not the only one to have made that connection. :D