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Highs and Lows

Often I have been plagued by highs and lows-- pill pushers would love to get their hands on me; put their label on me and tell my wife: "Shake well before using: may cause stomach cramps insomnia and occasionally a great work of art." But now with computers it's easy to print our own (labels, that is)-- or license to practice medicine or death certificate save on the same disc with a thousand of our best and worst photos curses blessings; somehow ram is important-- why do I picture this sardonic creature with horns? Remember the old TV's? We called the antenna "Rabbit Ears"; We give anthropomorphic qualities to our favorites, and send the rest to institutions....

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