Something about Wisconsin

Hola, Shakers! Waveflux was notable by its absence over the last few days. Family-in-law business called; I spent some time with wife M in the great state of Wisconsin, wherein this overheard snippet of conversation -

In his heart, he knows what he wants to do.

- can only refer to the once and possibly future (though possibly not) starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. During my visit to the land of Lambeau and Lombardi, it occurred to me that when Nick Carraway, the protagonist of The Great Gatsby, says this of the man who fixed the World Series in 1918 -

It never occurred to me that one man could start to play with the faith of fifty million people.

- he could just as easily be talking about Brett Favre.

Well. In any event, I'm back in the digital saddle. Miss me? Not so much, I see. If you had missed me, you'd have impeached George Bush and weeded my back yard in my absence. Oh, well.

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