I value my privacy, perhaps to the point of secrecy. I'll disclose this: my real name is not Tycho. I like to write short stories in what little spare time I have. I prefer amaretto to almond extract, and I'll tell you why: the extract captures the flavor and delivers only that, in a blast of sweet almond flavor. It is like a crisp, clean photo of a vase of flowers. Amaretto, though no as sweet, has a more enjoyable and nuanced flavor- in this respect, it is more like an impressionist painting. Maybe a Van Gogh.

I value my privacy, perhaps to the point of secrecy.