Townspeople, he said, warming to the topic, "see the ark as an opportunity, in relation to the town".
"You would call it Hudsonia," he said, warming to the thought.
"Modern life is easier," he said, warming his water-swollen hands on a cup of coffee.
In addition, he said, "warming has contributed to the northern movement of ticks, and warm winters allow for overwintering".
"A lot of you came up to me and said, 'My prayers are with you,' " he said, warming up into a preacher's cadence.
"The crux is that in Russia, there is a kleptocracy run by Putin, and all the guys around him," he said, warming to a familiar theme.
"I've always valued the important things like family," he said, warming up to the tale of why he joined the electronic revolution.
"It's a case of 'if we lose, forget it, it wasn't important anyway'," he said, warming to his pay-off line like a chip off the old block.
"I'm just glad to be coming back," he said, warming to the hyperbole about to rush from his fertile imagination.
