The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Way I Feel

Shared an elevator today with two people talking about a book. "What's it about?" one asked. "It's a science-fiction book about...about...America," the other one said. I couldn't resist making a comment. "That's a good subject for a sci-fi book," I said. "Especially these days." Felt clever. At first.... Still windy as hell around here. Feel like a spinnaker whenever I'm outside.... Read through some old e-mails today from a year or two ago, from someone I haven't heard from in a while. Felt nostalgic.... Saw someone walking a Saint Bernard and a little terrier at the same time. Felt some cognitive dissonance.....