Visions and Revisions

I was chatting with Paul on IM and left abruptly to eat lunch and talk to Si, so Paul's sugar-coated diatribe went on far longer than it should have. But he likes to hear himself talk.

Paul Burdick: I think you should be a Baker!
Paul Burdick: With a bookstore next door
Paul Burdick: And two cats.
Paul Burdick: And you should marry a fellow named Mulligan
Paul Burdick: Mulligan will, naturally, be artistic and build things out of metal and wood
Paul Burdick: Secretly, he is a wealthy man, but you would not let that stop you
Paul Burdick: Tragedy comes when you realize he has no knowledge of theatre as he sees Silas' first performance and as he gets up from his seat at the end of the performance mumbles to you, "I don't get it..."
Paul Burdick: As it was a production of My Fair Lady with Silas in the principal role, you are a bit miffed.
Paul Burdick: Your father adores Mulligan as they can lose fingers together on idle Saturdays
Paul Burdick: By this time, of course, your mother has finally gotten around to bringing about World Peace and you are tickled pink when I hack the teleprompter so that the President actually calls your mom the Mothership during his speech