Sublime

holding up his end of the bargain as the last fig leaf of his dignity.

blurring the lines between us and them can be a worthy behavior.

happiness, American style, is a zero-sum game,

(Nothing, the General muttered, is ever so expensive as what is offered for free.)

the other motive, love,

our fecund little country no longer produced significant amounts of rice, rubber, and tin, cultivating