Tomorrow is a "Whatzit Day" event in Iola from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event began at Krause Publications years ago, and now it's part of a local festival. The deal is that, given there are many experts in the community who know a little bit about a lot of things, those experts make themselves available to evaluate collectibles.

It's no longer a KP event, but there are lots of KP people who are on hand to opine regarding weird things people have. In the past, I've seen some doggoned neat items, including the original oil painting a beer company used for its label. I've heard about some of the collectibles being destroyed not long after the event; there's no guarantee that what we see will ever be made available anywhere. Nevertheless, it's mutually educational.

So now I'm trying to plan what to bring along -- especially because I'll be standing in for two other experts: Tom Michael (who knows coins and books) and Brent Frankenhoff (who knows some farm implement items and, yes, of course, comic books).

Since I don't know what signage or other information will be there, I'm planning ... There's no WiFi there (though I'll be able to access the Internet through my phone, if necessary), but I'll drag along some books Tom recommended. I'll wear the lanyard I wear at cons, mostly to identify myself as me. And I'm going to make a bunch of cards to hand out that identify a number of websites people can use to follow up on what I suggest.

And all of that assumes anyone will ask for my opinion about books or comics. We shall see.