Because Winnie the Pooh said, "if hearts were practical, they would be made unbreakable" Or was that the Tin Man?

Life changes fast.
Life changes in the instant.
You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.
- words by Joan Didion, confirmation by me

Rumor control: I'm not on vacation, i'm not in re-hab, i'm not terminally ill and i haven't dropped off the face of the earth. My 12 loyal readers will still be my twelve loyal readers, I hope, when I get back. Give me some time.
The rest is still, well...unwritten.