It's 8 gallons for every flush so you walk outside to pee, put our cribbage game on hold--that's just what we do, pee outside--because we can, no neighbors for miles and miles--and like I said, 8 gallons for every flush.

And you shout over your shoulder, "These planets out here are spinning around!"

And I yell back from inside, "Is that a commentary on how much you've had to drink???"

But I walk outside onto the stoop anyway, and sure enough, there they are,…