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34 American J. Crim. Just. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/acnjrlocm34 and id is 1 raw text is: Am J Crim Just (2009) 34:1-2 DOI 10.1007/s12103-009-9063-5 Editor's Notes - It's George's Turn Brian K. Payne Published online: 31 March 2009 © Southern Criminal Justice Association 2009 Not too many Thursday nights ago my wife Kathleen and I were enjoying an episode of Grey's Anatomy when we heard my distraught eight-year old daughter Chloe calling me from her bedroom. Fortunately for Chloe, the calls came just as the episode was breaking for a commercial. Like any half way decent dad, I yelled, What's your problem? Her shaky voice replied, I'm worried about tomorrow morning dad. Then I knew I'd better hurry up the stairs so I could help settle her down before the commercial break was over. The next Friday morning was set to be abig day for Chloe - she was going to read the Joke of the Day to her fellow students. The process was simple. Every few days a student reads one of their favorite jokes in front of a camera and the joke is shown live to the several hundred students at school that day. I quickly learned that Chloe was feeling somewhat overwhelmed. She had her joke all set (What is a rabbit's favorite kind of music?). What concerned her was the fact that she wouldn't be able to go to the school store in the morning because she had to be in the office where her comedy career would begin the same time that her peers would be in the store. I promised her that we would find another way to spend money over the weekend and that she would be able to go to the school store another time. She calmed down, fell asleep, and I returned to the television. Afterwards, I was thinking about how we all get overwhelmed at times. When I began my editorial term four years ago, to say that I was overwhelmed would be an understatement! What if I ruined the journal? What if I accepted too many articles? What if I didn't accept enough? What if I publish the same article twice? What if everybody hates me because I reject their articles? What if nobody submits articles? What if I miss a typo and the typo results in a naughty word being published? You name it - I worried about it. As my editorial term comes to an end with this issue, I realize that, like Chloe, my concerns were a little exaggerated. In fact, rather than being a nightmare, my experiences as an editor over the last four years have been among the more exciting B. K. Payne (E) Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University, Altanta, GA, USA e-mail: bpayne@gsu.edu Springer