Douglas is playing cuttlefish, a small species of fish that has no mode of defending itself when pursued except by throwing out a black fluid, which makes the water so dark the enemy cannot see it.

Gluttony, do not eat thy neighbor's wife's popcorn.

There's no 'dumb-ass' vaccine.

You know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for awhile.

Therapy is extremely expensive. Popping bubble wrap is radically cheap.

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.