Thx to Marcus, hostess and kitchen at Longhorn; Mary and projectionist at Carmike; Aleia at Maple Street Grill.

A ding against mothers and fathers who can’t keep their kids from swinging out car doors which scratch brand-new motor vehicle paint in carparks (yeah, Volvo owner who drove off, I’m talking to you and your careless family — curses on you: may your kids suffer incurable car problems the rest of their lives and may you smell of moldy elderberries to rhe end of your days).

I remember my Ecuadorian mystery teacher from a misty youth…

Leads me to fond thoughts of Latin Americans literature…100 Years of Solitude, etc.