“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…”  These words were first penned by Oscar Hammerstein II.  They were sung by Maria who wanted to calm the children in her care during a frightful thunderstorm.  Later, they would have more than thunderstorms to worry about.  Still, the thought of writing something to pull us out of the gloom, I know, appeals to every songwriter, novelist, essayist, and humorist out there.  It’s just so hard to do.
I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by comedians, also known as my friends and family.  Still, they are having a hard time too.  What to do, what to do…?

Here I am as promised with pictures of my office.  I admit I will either be fussing around with book placement in the future, or I’ll just learn where I put things and move on.  Yes, there is a bit of a madness to how I have the books on the shelves.  Some are alphabetical, some are in collections, and others (from recently unearthed boxes) just fit.