 buoyant, flamboyant, and, well, gaudy, even gauche, truth be told. Gay took note of this cat and mouse or cat and squirrel game as something delightful, and being a chronicler of delights, he tried stealthily to record the moment. So I elegantly swiveled my backpack into my front pack, unzipped slowly as possible, reached into the bag, and as I was pulling out my notebook,