This is rare times indeed--we see in one span of days the return to MOAB of the long-lacking King Khandu, followed quickly by the reappearance of our esteemed and respected friend, BeeDubyaEll, whose fair temperament and slippery sense of humor have been missed in these hallowed halls.

Some things, however, change not a whit nor a shred, as witness the cosmic chest-pounding of yon Booqueman. I am sorry to see he is now prognosticating at an unhealthy clip in the most dire and portentous style he can manage. It's nice to know some things are constant in our frenetic world, but I would have preferred some other things, myself.