Fein: The registry of what?

and five more dwarfs (but no Bashful), to say nothing of the slide in the market, it seems to me time for a bit of a break. I did not suppose that the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles would provide the respite, but so it was, for it was the RMV that presented me with a glimpse of post-modern culture.

I had occasion to renew my driver's license the other day, and since I found myself in the neighborhood of one of their offices, I chose to present myself in person rather than manage the process on line. Here, dear reader, is an excerpt from the application that was handed me: "Check here," we're instructed, "if your name has changed." "Check here," it goes on to say, "if your mailing address has changed." And then, "Check here if your residential address has changed."