[Fester Chugabrew]

If both are indirect and if neither is fully apprehensible, then the difference between history and present tense is meaningless.

You place less confidence in intuition and the present moment than do I. To me there is more physical certitude when dealing with the present than when dealing with the past or the future.

[b_sharp]

I'll pick this up at a later time. I have to retire tonight and I have trips scheduled for the next two days.