Why I Love Tolkien and Overgrown Parking Lots

And dreams about giant houses…

My wife is far less analytical than I. She is more likely to look at an occurrence and say, “Some things just happen.” I am more likely to insist that there is a reason for everything and then grind my brain away on the question of what that reason might be. I analyze. I examine. I explore.

That exploration takes place even in my sleep. I have dreams abo…