i have a dear, wise-woman friend, who used to be a Hudson Valley River-rat but has moved to Eugene, Oregon --- our loss. anyway, she is a very busy gardener/herbalist/belly dancer, and is in constant tug of war with the powers that be. she has taken to calling the gods "George & Gracie" and is convinced that the whole show is nothing more than a comedy routine and our frustration in life is simply that we aren't getting the joke.