the Southerly Wind

[mikebailey at speakeasy.net]

Glenn Scheper wrote:
>The four cranks of such an engine are disposed upon four
>quadrants.... Ehh... You probably think I'm a fifth crank.

My God, no...

or if so, an essential - a quintessential one; and with 5 Chums, 
5 chapters, 5 Brides for the Chums ("bless their beautiful hides")
...a well sited one...

drawing on my memory of the term "crank" in the R Crumb comic 
"A Simple Tale of Human Pathos Belowdecks" from one of the Zap
series, and comparing our situation here - we are happily occupied 
with the "hairbrutch" (or comb, we're notorious ctenophiles) 
grooming the text - not prone to the sort of vicious attack 
depicted on the (awesome) crank in that heroic, but ultimately 
tragic, story -

- even if you were (which you're not in any pejorative sense 
of the word - rather an allusive and generous raconteur 
with thought-provoking ideas)

I suspect many of us have been in the abject place; and appreciate
your treatment of its sacredness

Sincerely,

mikebailey