And don’t talk about it to anyone.”“What the hell are you talking about? I’m confused,” Ed said with a worried look on his face.“Tomorrow,...you and Stephanie are coming with me to meet the real boss, Don Joseph. He’s my friend Larry’s grandfather. He runs a large organization that, well, provides goods and services that people want, but the government doesn’t allow them to have.”I could see by the look on his face that Ed still wasn’t getting it. I’d have to spell it out.“Ed, listen. I work for. I said, "We're not leaving yet, are we?"She smiled and said, "I have a few other surprises for your birthday."I got into her car, turned to her and asked, "Where are we....?"She just said, "You'll see." Just like she had before, so I gave up andleaned back in the seat.A little while later, though, we pulled up in front of a large buildingwith valet parking out front, and mom said, "Come on, take your pursebut leave your sweater."We got out of the car as the parking attendant held the doors. "Calm down, godmother. Don't shoot the messenger," Dawn cautioned,having been present before when Rhiannon became enraged.Dawn's use of the word godmother brought Rhiannon back from a blindunthinking rage, which would have surely damaged portions of Dawn'sparlor.The fire slowly died down in Rhiannon's eyes and the sparks becamefewer until they finally stopped.Dawn breathed a huge sigh of relief, "Thanks Rhiannon, I just boughtsome of this stuff and I'd hate to have to go find it all again.". LECTURE BEGINS“Today we’ll talk about Cupid and Venus, also known as Cupid and Psyche, or as or as they were known to ancient Greeks, Eros and Aphrodite, the god of erotic desire, and his mother, the goddess of love. Whatever the legend, Venus is Cupid’s mother. Sexual revolution before the 60s, we can call it.”It’s good to begin a lecture with a bit of humor, my experience. Wakes them up. Art’s about looking, not explaining, but it’s my job to explain anyway.“Our first example -- here we go,.