Searching for my lost shaker of salt. .

Ah, now I see. OP is making the point that social cohesion is eroded by the inexorable passage of time.

Using seemingly cryptic references to salt shakers he cites faded songs of yesteryear to remind us all that our culture is constantly diminished by the passing years ebbing on our communal memory.

But surely we can beat against the tide?

catallus wrote: »

But surely we can beat against the tide?

Cannot make a racehorse out of a donkey