*LIFE PRESERVE* (in progress) mural design by Ben Harubin with artists Nick Anvil, WCool, Pepe Paban, MattG, JohnM, Worth

There is no longer any such thing as the purely, primary world:
not since you learned to say it.

...(Fable-ized romantic version:
Paradise was lost as soon as someone said,
“Hey look- it's PARADISE!”

The Minister of City Etiquette noted:
(You might be interested to know that the inner-court crowd refers to
his position as "The Minister of What PASSES For Etiquette In The City"),
any-who he noted,
“A man without a 'Bone to pick.' will pick someone else’s.”

There is SOME truth in all proverbs;
but half of it is not IN the proverb.

Little Known Fact:
ALL proverbs will surrender and confess
if you know how to properly mistreat them.