“The only certainty is that nothing is certain.”
~ Pliny the Elder
Remember when you were little and you had no doubts about the existence of Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy? Remember the crushing sorrow that came with finding out your parents or grandparents drank the milk, nibbled the carrots, and left the quarter under your pillow? (If we want to complain about inflation, let’s start with the Tooth Fairy… there’s some…