About the title

I have been called to attention about the Listen up! in the title. It is, it seems, unseemly, peremptory, dictatorial. I do like it: it is aimed, probably not at most of you, attentive and sharp readers, but at those distracted cohorts that may stumble onto this blog, and that need grabbing by the lapels or their string of pearls, to pay attention and yell back at me.
Not that I like being yelled at. But if that is what it takes to get the impression of relevance....
I will end with D. Quijotes admonition to his faithful equerry, Sancho:

"the dogs are barking, Sancho, we must be riding.."