Now without agency, Patty talked to Dr. Beemon about giving up on The Theory Factory, who quickly replied while knocking the bits of yarn from his boots: “Not an option, Patty. We have too much invested in you.”

We send good well wishes to Ernest Hemingway, whose writing fingers were unfortunately burned during the making of the fire. And, a warm welcome to the new keeper of the flint, Jack London, who will say, “It’s about time.”

A younger brother gripped his Snauwaert tight. Across the net, his older brother's grip on his Jack Kramer racket mirrored his own intensity