[RascalPuff]

Dear Michael:

J. Alfred Prufrock presents and enligtened man who is in a quandary as he's seated in a full lotus. "Do I dare move. Do I dare change the universe?" Meanwhile, even by his very thoughts and physical inactions, his breathing and metabolism, he is effecting the universe, permanently. Making it different than it would be were it not for his sentient being.

You have the kitchen, Michael. You built it yourself with some help several years back. YOu have all the cooks and their books. You have all the ingredients. You have several adequate recipes. You don't quite yet have all of everyone's ducks marching to J.P. Sousa. But, would you know when it was time to call a meeting to order regarding the remaiing chore of editing what you've got on the records? Would you know if you'd gathered enough information for a triage and an assessment?

There is more than one way to make a full course dinner with which to provision the gathering of members and guests. Why not present several full course dinners, as you do, IMHO, already have. There is more than one way to host a an entirely well appointed banquet. Why not host several?

Please get back to me about Lao Tzu's Butterfly theory, the book 'Chaos', and J. Alfred Prufrock. Sir.

Best regards to you and yours,
- R.P.
(And you might consider throwing large portions of my book in the mix, also, Maestro.)