Thanks, Pat. Always fascinating how these posts come together. I knew that was the ending, but I didn’t fully recognize the parallel until after I finished writing. It was all percolating in my subconscious. I love the mysterious process of creating, because you never know where you’re going to end up, and then when you get there, you have this wonderful “aha” moment.

Thanks, Basil! I still don’t know if I had a panic reaction or some weird physiological change in my blood pressure. But it sure was scary and I was very glad when the whole thing was over. And, fortunately, as expected, the results were negative, so I don’t anticipate going through that again anytime soon, thank goodness.