The One True b!X is an eleven-year resident of The Portland of Oregon and a devout agnostic who aspires to be an at least passable rationalist. If events were pictures and emotions were sounds, his memories would play as silent movies. When he writes, he refuses to indicate whether or not it is his nads, specifically, which are furious. Nearing forty with no guiding passions, and despite his achievements and his discoveries, he has broken his life.