Uncle Mort, my aged uncle down in The Thicket, has heard the expression since childhood. He’s used it repeatedly since about the time he thinks he became an adult.“We’re in pretty good shape for the shape we’re in.”The rancid saying--when fresh and generally applicable-- may have warranted a grin or two back when. Nowadays, there’s little evidence that our world is in “pretty good shape,” even if viewed from various angles through lenses of rosiest tint. “Anything goes” seems to prevail in the overall scheme of things, and there are far too many schemes. There’s little to smile about in ...