How to handle exposition

And now, as a service to the writing public, a quick lesson from Scott Meyer:

How to Handle Exposition
from Basic Instructions

Scott Meyer: ‘How to Resurrect a Dead Character’

No sooner had I posted my link to Scott Meyer’s ‘How to Kill Off a Fictional Character’ than Meyer came up with the inevitable sequel:

Rodney lives!

Scott Meyer: ‘How to Kill Off a Fictional Character’

From the wise and frequently inimitable Scott Meyer of Basic Instructions:

Go thou, and do likewise.