Scoundrels, Cads and Other Great Artists is dedicated to my brothers, Timothy D. Smith, Gregory P. Smith, and Kevin H. Smith.

I am immensely proud of all you’ve accomplished in your lives and of your wonderful families. To Tim and Greg, I forgive you for tying me to my play pen along with my stuffed bears when I was two, and to Kevin, I apologize for throwing that hose nozzle through your lower lip when we were six and four. Sorry about that.