“Oh, yeah,
that’s a good one,”
he nodded.
“I’ve struggled with
the very same question
myself.”
“Right.
But nobody’s got
the answer,”
I complained.
“I’ve been all over
the place,
and I came up
empty-handed.
Nothing,
Zip,
Nada,
Zero.”
“Ya don’t say,”
he replied
with a touch
of bemusement
in his voice.