On the night of his 16th birthday Evan got to see his girlfriend Jessica naked. He was expecting a landing strip or maybe a small brillo, but Jessica was sporting something huge and gangly. It looked like an overgrown rainforest. This posed more questions and confusion than he could deal with. Troubled, Evan turned to his father for answers. 'Son,' his dad said, 'let me show you this short movie from the Nixon era which might clear a few things up.' Evan's father then pulled up some obscure website on his computer and a 'movie' started to play. There was strange, low-grade, funky music playing and everything had a kind of blurry-sepia haze look to it. The colors were washed out, but you could tell that Jessica had a similar look to these ancient women. Evan was stunned. He didn't know what to say and now he was even more confused. His dad seemed comfortable enough and he even let out the occasional chuckle. Was this really how people lived back then? How did his parents and indeed all people, survive such a hideous time? A rushing wave of anxiety overcame him. At this point, Evan was sure of only one thing: he was going to need years of intensive therapy to deal with this. email: mike@regurgitron.com web: www.michaeloster.com