61. Suddenly, getting to the tiny chapel before the eclipse reached totality was the most important thing in the world. 62. That is a bad thing in itself, for it means less competition and more wasted resources. 63. The biggest things in the normative order are institutions. 64. The cost of buying things in stores was low. 65. The easiest thing in this situation is to do nothing and rest miserably in the comfort zone of doing something predictable. 66. The only odd thing in Pittsburgh was that his audience consisted entirely of political reporters. 67. The overall effect of this encounter was dramatic, because it was reassuring and put things in perspective. 68. The path meanders off toward a horizon line, a rare thing in a Waid painting. |