I haven't heard any negative news about Northern Ireland for awhile. Everything OK?

Things are improving, and if the current deal works out there will be two massive shows of symbolism, including the rather interesting possibility of Ian Paisley shaking hands with Martin McGuinness!

Well, that is sort of the point, it was certainly not always that way, the borders were pretty tight for much of the last century, weren’t they?

Not much of the last century. Much of the last few decades.

I’ll take “Signs of the Apocalypse” for $500, Alex…