Here's a good word from Fife, "codswollop." It means what it sounds like and it sums up my attitude toward the whole social fiction of monarchy and National Mourning. Still, it's been a good year for Elton, front cover of the newspapers crying over Versace, topped off by taking center stage at the fairy tale funeral. Am I a bit harsh? You bet, the people sending flowers and crying about the wicked papparazi are the same dolts who were buying the tabloids. Cursing the darkness, Lucy.