“You got a name, Friendo?” The Howler was crouched in the corner of his cell furthest from me. He was tensed and spidered, and I was certain he would leap for the opposite corner if I tried to get any nearer to him.

This, following the democratic disposition of the times, was commonly conceived of as an elected body, a municipality, the parliamentary state or what not.

After an exhausting day at work, I would veg out in front of the TV.

IF IT SAVES JUST ONE LIFE You often hear a new policy or procedure justified by the specious idea that If it saves the life of just one (insert here 'child' or 'American soldier'), it will be worth it. Well, maybe not. Maybe a closer look would show that the cost in time, money or inconvenience would be much too high to justify merely saving one life. What's wrong with looking at it like that? Governments and corporations make those calculations all the time.