For quite a long time I found myself at a complete mental block on this task, unable to compose positive fortunes I could honestly believe in. It is surely no coincidence that after January 20 I began to conceive of a few honestly happy or magical words to leave behind for random passers by. With one small first message composed, the mental floodgates opened. Not contented with simple scraps of paper, I devised my fortunes in a somewhat more whimsical manner and hope that people decide even one is worth keeping.