because i am shallow and easily pacified by food -- in this case the last of von's ovaltine biscuits and some pu-erh-- i shall put out of mind the displeased entry i was composing about long-suffering friends and dinner schedules meant to accommodate his unaccountable fixation with dangerous housewives. for ovaltine biscuits and pu-erh (and, now that i remember, a green wedge of apple carelessly proffered) i'm prepared to be broadminded about many things, even dangerous housewives.