Pool-side

Pool-side, lining up his cue, Fils Amiss holds forth:

In times of crisis – i.e. the continuing war – impending crash – the appearance of omens – see Nephilim, population in need of reassurance – and reassurance being the province of all good doctors. To quote Sontag from beyond the grave… if Death comes to all, and life is indeed crapulous… we live in a world of Krapp’s last tape…