My mother's name was Hephzibah, said Silas, and my little sister was named after her.

That anyone would willingly swap being the disher of easy criticism, second-guessing, amateur psychoanalysis, pious lectures and sundry other grief to become the dishee is probably cause for an intervention.

There's a wonderful new biography -- the guy was extraordinary, but it was quite clear his zeal and determination far exceeded his understanding of Jesus' life and work -- of course I'm referring to the Jesus who speaks in The Gospel Of Thomas rather than the various Jesi depicted in the canonical NT.

Presently, there are 200 kms. motorable double line roads, 182 kms. motorable single line roads, 109 kms. jeepable roads and 197 kms. less than jeepable ones.