Is the author actually in residence? I mean, might as well go and pay respects to what passes for a host around here.

[ Not that he expects much to come out of that line of inquiry. If people have been around long enough to make a Wonderland for Dummies brochure, well... Then again, most people never made that much difference in the small theater of their own lives; what could you expect from them to get anything real done? ]

Can't blame sheep for bleating in panic the second they get the flock out of there. [ A wry smile as he shrugs a shoulder. ] You're what passes for a welcome wagon around here?