issues, but just referred to anything that seemingly comes out of the blue—like a statement made out of context. About the time of my conversation with John, the Seinfeld sitcom was picking up steam. There is not much about television I enjoy, but I thought I ought to watch this show once just to know what all the buzz was about. I watched one episode, and I didn’t get it. I was looking for a plot or meaning or some sense of connectedness between the short scenes that made up the entire show. I was