I have a tendency to joke. Anyone who knows me may be overheard fortifying said claim with such mutterings as, “You’re so silly” or, when I’ve drifted to the safe corner of the room, a whisper to a family member could include, “I wish he’d leave,” or “He’s probably a soulless heathen. And, the more I think about, I wish he’d leave.”

But, anyone who really, really knows me, will tell you I am a thinker. Not necessarily smart or intelligent, but a thinkerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I’ve postulated I am a dullard who thinks […]