There are times when I peruse the daily news and can relate to the main character in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Penned by writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll in 1865, the book's protagonist, Alice, tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a fantasy world where the only absolute is nonsense.
An example of the absurd reality Alice encounters is aptly illustrated with Humpty Dumpty: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
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