A word or 5000

I should say something about the title, which comes from a favorite novel series, A Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell. "Dance" consists of 12 novels published mid 20th century, built around the life of an Englishman, Nick Jenkins, and his observations of friends and events from WWI to the late 60s. The title comes from a rather well known painting by Nicholas Poussin. see above:
More later.