I hope you do get over that bronchitis. As for warped wood, I'll sometimes buy a crooked piece along with straighter ones because I know I'm going to chop one of them into smaller bits to make short little rails and such. IIRC the rails on the doors for the hutch I made last year were like 8 inches long. Cutting a board into relatively small pieces takes a surprising amount of the bow out.

My main aim is to encourage more of what we got.

And that book bundle looks like quite a deal. That sort of thing...I don't exactly want to flood the place with every $5 off power drills coupon issued in the world but please folks feel free to post great deals on books and such.