Jiminy Cricket! I never dreamed I’d be writing about an insect popularized by Pinocchio, or that this week’s piece may warrant bottom-of-the-barrel placement.I may have reached a new low, what with insects in the spotlight.Late author Carlo Lorenzini got by with it with his ever-popular fairy tale novel involving a wooden-figured boy whose nose lengthened with each telling of a falsehood.Okay, so I’ve opened the box made famous by Pandora, because there’ll be quick links tying the length of my nose--as well as my Uncle Mort’s--to spinning stories that are less than factual.Most, however, could have happened.Anyway, Mort was breathless ...