You’ll be fine.”“And if I’m not?”“See that guy pointing at us? He has this big hook and he’ll reach out and...”She grinned and said, �...�You’re no help!”At that point, we could hear, ” ... and now let’s welcome the First Lady of the United States of America!” and the applause and cheering began. The producer began gesturing wildly for Marilyn to go out on stage.“Just go out and wave and you’ll be fine,” I told her, and I gave my wife a slight nudge and she headed out from behind the curtain at the. He was, and I am, on the same quest - «γνῶθι σεαυτόν».”“You’ll forgive me if I’m not up on ancient Greek.”“‘Know thyself’,” I replied. “Or, to put it another way, in a phrase from Socrates’ trial - ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’. Unfortunately, both of those principles are rejected by society today, just as they were in Socrates’ time. And do you remember what happened to the Athenian democracy when it stopped being critical of itself?”“History wasn’t a primary subject in. And if you are, we shouldn't go there."She watched her fingers idle on his branching collarbone and wondered if she could get away without saying anything. She thought she'd dodged this conversation with the sex. So she dragged her eyes back up to his. "I'm just being selfish. I want my fun and not letting you have yours." She kissed him, more firmly this time. "And what kind of friend would I be then? All benefits--" And no friend."Elaine searched 12 Steps Down from its dingy entrance. At. Was Art’s dick circumcised?” Ray asked. “I only ask, because I know you prefer ’em that way.”“Yes, it was, as…a…matter…of…fact,” I replied, intentionally slowing way down, and over-emphasizing that “matter of fact” phrase, as I was sarcastically imitating Ray’s response. “So what else do you wanna know, before I go on with my story?” I asked, trying my best to be even more sarcastic with.