“I adore simple pleasures.  They are the last refuge of the complex.”   Oscar Wilde, Irish genius.

As we continue during this upheaval that began November of 2008, we almost embrace the simple pleasures.  We reminisce of

the days when there were less regulations, when children created their own play dates and organized games and when adults couldn’t be reached 24/7.  We didn’t know we had to manage ourselves.  We relied on outside institutions to protect us–the government, our  insurance firms, our employers, our pensions, even our religious communities.  As we have learned, all of our institutions are being deconstructed.  Even our bread makers and ice cream makers are now artisanal and double the price.  I heard the Good Humor trucks are returning to the streets.  I thought, wow, they are back and I can hear that old sound of the ice cream man.  Nope, you have to have an …