thread: 2013-12-23 : Some Basic Rules (iv, revised)
On 2013-12-23, Josh W wrote:
"He was a man of great determination but little flexibility, and so was not a welcoming host to more than the most basic of plasms.
He jangled with clasped jars and vessels of various kinds, a supersessionary compensation for his overabundance of rigor. When faced with an unfamiliar situation, he would pat through his clothes in an old and practiced routine, peering at the various labels and notes he had left for himself, until he found something appropriate. This was a habit quite useless for all but the least pressing of problems, and so a solution was generally found before he could reveal the fruits of his vast learning."
