If He Didn't Get Out

In A Dog's World, Only Three States Existed: "now," "in A While," And "forever." If Someone Left, He Was Gone "forever," And When He Returned They Rejoiced As Much As If He Were Back From The Dead Precisely Because He'd Been Gone "forever.

Magic, Like Technology, Is A Tool.

We're None Of Us Quite So Sure Of Our Place In The World That We Can't Be Rocked Off Our Feet By Bad Times. It's The Getting Back Up Again That Counts. Not That You Fall, But Getting Back Up Again Counts For More In The Long Run.

Doctor Mackenzie Says "sometimes I Think The Victorians Had The Right Idea. When You Lost A Family Member Back Then You Were Suppose To Be In Full Mourning, Dress In Nothing But Black, For A Whole Year. Then You Went Into Something They Called 'half Mourning' For Another Full Year, Adn During Those Two Years, You Were Pretty Much Expected To Have Emotional Breakdowns, You Could Do It Whenever You Felt You Needed To, And Everybody Would Support You. Now?, A Month After A Tragedy, Maybe Two, And You're Expected To Be All Better-or Down Pills So You Can Pretend You Are.

... Everything Written Is At Least In Part Fantasy. Except Maybe The National Budget. That's Horror.