ɪt wʌz kənsˈaɪsli sˈʌmd ˌʌp ðˈʌs baɪ tʃˈɑːɹlz bˈoʊdən, ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv dɪzˈɪɹɾoʊ: “ɐ ɹˈiːzənəbəl lˈaɪf wɪl lˈʊk ɪnsˈeɪn tʊ ˌɛni nˈoːɹməl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən.
It was concisely summed up thus by Charles Bowden, author of Desierto: “A Reasonable Life will look insane to any normal American.