Coolth

[Mark Kohut]

As Thomas Pynchon and Alice are always sayin', The Secret Integration
is Pynchon's favorite story...............

Having encountered McClintic Sphere's Keep Cool but Care maxim again
this goaround, I just reread THIS.....

About Carl, the imaginary boy the real boys create in TSI:

"Carl shrugged and sat watching them, as if he knew what, knew everything, 
secrets none of them had even guessed at........which Carl would let them know
about when he was ready, through hints, funny stories, apparently casual changes 
of
subject....'

A pretty cool guy, yes?