When your friendly Hubster was but a teenage lad, his mother one day noticed some small unsightly bags under his eyes. Well, his mother had earned her medical doctorate on life's highway and not at Johns Hopkins. By the way, she would have been a wonderful addition to the Johns Hopkins faculty. Anyway, back to the story. Instinctively, she knew the problem causing the bags under the eyes of her charge and she knew the cure! Smiling from ear to ear, she lovingly blended a mixture of water and a laxative known as Sal Hepatica for her baby boy. As he grimaced while swallowing the concoction, the first part of the ordeal was completed after two minutes. All outdoor activities that afternoon were cancelled for the lad. Time was to be spent hovering for hours in the vicinity of a toilet. The special concocted blend fizzed on the way in, on the way down and on the way out. That medico, however, knew her stuff! The bags vanished and have never returned after more than four decades. This true, but possibly crude, story is meant to be a preamble to a much more serious situation. At this crucial time in American history, we have a Secretary of State ( who shall remain unnamed ) who is afflicted with some of the most atrocious bags under the eyes witnessed in recent memory. Perhaps only Jim Lehrer of PBS can offer any competition in this arena to our anonymous Secretary of State. Evidently, the poor girl has been run to a nub. China on one night, Brazil on another, and Belarus on another if she's lucky. The girl's on the go constantly! Why, one might even think that her boss ( also unnamed ) is running her senseless just to keep her out of his way. Perish the thought! Well, the rock and roll lifestyle of globetrotting in the service of American diplomacy does take a toll on one's known dietary habits. What is that stuff they're rolling out here to feed me? Would this pass muster with the Food and Drug Administration? Shall I donate my body to science for experimentation for some unknown disease? Is there a Burger King in Mongolia? Oh, the beautiful sight of a drive-thru window! Who knows what other mystery awaits on a dining table forty-six time zones later! The woman just loves serving mankind in the quest for peace! Hopefully, some government type around Washington or another part of Hubland will see this Hub and be able to run by the State Department if, by chance, she's in town. Kindly point out to her the bounty of information she could reap from this Hub just from learning about the benefits of Sal Hepatica. If she's still out of town, just ask the nice security guard at the front door to pass this vital information to her upon her return. No doubt, she'll be eternally grateful. It would be for the best if she postponed her busy schedule perhaps for a day. Suggest that she call Jim Lehrer over for an exclusive interview. She doesn't have to tell Jim what beverage it is with which she is plying him. Throw a party! Jim wouldn't have a heart beating within him if he, too, weren't everlastingly grateful. The best part, however, is no more bags. Never again!