[ Speak for yourself! His side of the family was, especially mom... God Lord, if she had any idea what his memory had been! It was probably a good thing he hadn't been believed. ]

Do they go away on their own? Don't you have to diet, eat right... give up coffee, that sort of thing?

[ What did he know really, he had never had one. ]

I have an apartment out in the Bronx. It's one of those refurbished places, brand new everything. And I'm the Director of Living Collections at the New York Botanical Garden.

[ Which he said with a smile as there was no way such a grand title could be found wanting! ]

Met a girl about five years ago. I wrote home about her. Grace. We've been dating steadily since then.

[ And no one could find anything terrible to say about Grace! She was practically a saint. So... memories aside, the report home ought to be a good one. Nothing to worry anyone about. ]

What about you? Last I heard you were a teacher?