Historical Geography.

The currents of today are more at cross purposes than usual. It has been a day off-kilter. Let us see if we can right the course. This is the river, this is the tug.

Ah! Look who is here! We have other things to discuss. This guy sporting aviator sunglasses is worth only polite pleasantries. Mr. Cool.

I gotta get outta here. It is no bother. I have been drifting from downtown to uptown to downtown again. I do have chicken business to take care of at an undisclosed location.

I would like to tell you a story but it is private. Most of a life well-lived is made up of ineffable things rather than ineluctable things. There are somethings that can only be shared between people who have been through it together. Happiness loves company, but, there are inside jokes as much as there are inside epiphanies.

It is nice to see you. It alway is.

I do not want to get ahead of myself. Let us stick to the facts. I should talk about something germane.

I have the Pittsburgh of the South on my mind recently. I am not talking about New Orleans. New Orleans is the Big Easy.