...shiva has a rather...complicated history... :-$

because there may be no tomorrow!

Truer words have never been spoken.

and my throat was a barren plain long afflicted by drought

*Beautiful metaphor.

I felt it physically that drain

**I would suggest rewording that...it tripped me up whilst I read it.

_...Antoine cracks me up. It's good to see that as much as things change, they stay the same.

You and your cliff hangers though!

I'm glad you didn't take my advice. I'll be watching for updates.