in Life's name and for Life's sake

I'm now so crazyed and prone to rambling that I will spare you why it is necessary to detach from your parents while not ignoring them, why the plight of 20th century man is to be isolated in a world overpopulated (did I mention we haven't forged the 21st century yet so it is still the 20th?), why Daylight SavingSSSS is the work of black magicians, why setting your internal rhythm off from that of the sun is unhealthy. Instead, I'll just say that you're right on, and the bits about connection and compassion are beautiful because they are genuine and not just because they are well written. It was spilled over from the parts of the world you can't perceive always. Bravo: you've lived through it rather than letting it drive you crazy. This piece lingers afterward even without exploding toilets and other such images. Really: excellent.