The other crepes are of course wonderful, especially the famous chocolate one, or the salted butter caramel, or even the new-fangled ones like goats cheese and honey. She was telling him why he should make his bed every morning and, being a pretty good kid, he was listening. Now i know my friend would disagree. My world is filled with routines, patterns, and expectations. When i feel more connected to the larger community, i raise my status to that of an ant, diligently moving around bits of soil, here and there, all the while trapped inside a fancy, yet tightly sealed, glass-framed, ant farm. Sometimes i wish i could find the edge of the glass so that i could squish my head against it and look to the other side. Now i am not completely naive. Still, a little bit of craziness is kind of fun. World, rules and laws have increased in recent years, and expectations on our patterns of behavior have become more strict. England again because it has become too much of a police state for him. If everyone in the industrialized world agrees to keep following the rules and, together, they uphold the work of the ant farm, then maybe i can be a little more free to do my own thing. Maybe i can climb to the outer layer of soil and no one else will notice my absence on the assembly line. No, i have no interest in stealing, and pillaging, and raping. You will balk at the rules and expectations no matter what they are. If i know the rules then i can predict how others will behave and what events can be expected. Then i feel comfortable. Long time no speak, but thanks for the introduction to your website. All this new technology is changing how we treat each other. Where the trains always run on subjective time. Florida for another work trip next week. Award in the speculative fiction category.