When they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings -Heinrich Heine With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. -Steven Weinberg The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy - I mean that if you are happy you will be good. -Bertrand Russell Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be. -Miguel de Cervantes 2003-01-13 - 10:39 p.m. You can't tell the players without a program Cast of Characters Protagonist Horvendile Your humble diarist Family Mom Horvendile’s mother Alison Horvendile’s oldest sister. Psychology professor that lives in New Paltz, NY Max Alison’s son Sue Horvendile’s sister. Middle child that lives in Plano, Texas Mike Sue’s Husband Früheads Betsy Horvendile’s Favourite, a Hoosier Carey AKA Goovie. Musician stalker. Pilgrim Soul. Lives with Neal in Chicago Emilie Friend from across the pond. Visited the New World and my house in the summer of 04. Don’t let her near a store with shiny things. Gella Container Store Accolyte. Philosopher and do-gooder. Heather DC fastlaner, friend of presidents and batnoses Jaci Seattlite of Love, grad student. Chronic under-evaluator of self-worth Joy Slug lover, Swarthmore student, and Goovie in training Lawrence Computer geek, bridge player, deity. Lives in Arlington, Va. Leah Horvendile’s beloved beatific batnosed embryo and pseudo-daughter. Future singer and actress. She taught Emilie to be mean to me. "I love you because I can abuse you." Lena DVN’s stalker in chief. Mistress of Spanish, Arabic, and belly dancing Lisa Horvendile’s Frücon and FRFF travel companion. Brooklynite still loyal to her native Bronx. Lori Mistress of the Budgiedome Marti Not So Recent College Grad, owner of best hair in the world. Lives in Connecticut Melissa Punster, joker, part of the New York Frücrew Neal Carey’s beloved. Contantly on watch for piano’s being dropped on his head. Shelly Evil Queen from Snow White, Waffle Goddess, EFO merch maven, Philadelphian. Stacey Horvendile’s beloved vermiphile. A Canadian Other Friends Alan Sports fan, doctor, nicest guy in the world Aubrey Horvendile’s oldest friend Bad Carey Horvendile’s college friend, actuary Baldric A dogbody Farley Math Professor and bridge player Jodie Horvendile’s oldest online friend, mother femme fatale, and Buffy fan. Lauren Friend of Horvendile since college. Computer professor in Atlanta Larry Not to be confused with Lawrence. A really good bridge player Roy Horvendile’s favorite bridge partner. The only non-Frühead who might actually ever read this Musicians Da Vinci’s Notebook A Capella madman. Four average looking middle aged men Gregory Greg “Storm DiCostanzo Skippy Paul Sabourin Kenny Richard Hsu. Hsuuuuuuuu Bernardo Jose Bernie Muller-Thym Christine Lavin Fairy Godmother of folk music Pete and Maura Kennedy Effervenscent folk/pop duo. Cutest. Couple. Ever. Slaid Cleaves Brilliant Austin based singer/songwriter Rod Picott Childhood friend of Slaid Cleaves. Wears a hat to cover his bad haircut David Morreale Fredneckian just moved to NYC. Perhaps to be near Horvendile. Or maybe to be near his fiance. Stalked by Carey Oliver Steck Coolest person in the universe; Captain of the mothership Ruth Gerson Philospher/singer/songwriter/mother - Star of Horvendile’s house concert Moxy Früvous Mythical Canadian Band of the last Millenium. Some believe that they are now in Avalon and will return with the coming of the Messiah If I’ve forgotten anyone and they have been mentioned at least 20 times in Wise Madness, let me know and I’ll list them. Against The Gods Intelligence Itself Contends in Vain. - July 02, 2008 Lies My Ego Told Me - June 30, 2008 Don't Believe Everything You Read; Not Even Here - June 28, 2008 Red Molly and Sinatra;, Together Again - June 27, 2008 Adventures in Adventures - June 25, 2008 Tell the World What You Think About Me Email me: GordonLew at gmail This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Horvendile 2003-01-13 powered by FreeFind