Home Again, I Can Groan, Scratch, And

Nature Often Seems Like An Idea That Has Had Its Day.

The Privacy Of Reading Frees Us To Entertain The Alien.

As A Youth, I Sought Out Decadence; As An Elder, I Try To Avoid Decay.

Proverbial Wisdom Counsels Against Risk And Change. But Sitting Ducks Fare Worst Of All.

Self-absorption Intensifies Isolation, But Permits It To Go Unnoticed.