And there is much queasiness in the world of the Islanders, who continue their "stay-or-go" saga over their Lighthouse project while Kansas City greeted their exhibition game with a giant yawn.
Where could the saga go from here?
One thing: it was unclear to me why he insisted they go back to Saga's.
For example, as the sales numbers for the digital edition of "Saga" go up every month, so do the numbers for our print versions.
At about the time when Hákon let Eógan go free, the saga records that the first messengers from the King of Scots arrived to parley.
As transfer sagas go it is perfectly poised.
As historical sagas go, the book itself is a banger.
As redevelopment sagas go, the story of the Grange ranks among the most protracted.
He wrote a public letter to Jancis Robinson, saying, of his son, "I have believable assurances he will be back in his office in a few days and this saga will go the way of many other China sagas I have endured in my 22 years here.
FOOTBALL 2003 was a year largely dominated by two clubs, Manchester United and Real Madrid, one player - yes, David Beckham - and that torturous, will-he-won't-he-oh-please-God-JUST GO transfer saga.
If Saga does go public (rather than to a single buyer), the faithful should recall what is often true of cruises.
