"From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me."
Walt Whitman (1819-92)
"When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break."
Akhenaton (d. c.1354 BC)
And now, the current weather, from some random person we pulled off the street:
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Serpent's Egg - Prologue
Serpent's Egg - A Science Fiction Mini-Miniseries in Seven Parts
Welcome to the world of Serpent's Egg, a Science Fiction fable set in today's time and your backyard. The Prologue picks up the story in progress as the Captain returns to Earth and attempts to activate a machine he has been told to assemble that will cure many of humanity's woes...but will it? And will he be able to do so? (All of the loose ends and backstory will be covered in the next six installments, so stay tuned!)
Comestible A man stepped into a London, England, bookmaking office, pointed a weapon at a clerk and screamed,”I want the money or I will effing shoot you!” Clerk Peter Humphrey nearly yawned. “He says he has a gun,” he said to a colleague, “but then it might be a banana.” Realizing the plastic-wrapped, yellow weapon wasn’t intimidating his victim, the robber fled. Police caught him nearby, still wearing his mask, and even recovered the banana. Robert Downey, 24, saying he had been “desperate” for drugs since he was addicted to cocaine, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possessing an imitation firearm. Since he had already served 5 years for a previous nearly identical offense, this time he got 7 years. (London Guardian) ...Pay attention, kids: this is what happens when you have a monkey on your back. Available in This is True: Book Collection Vol. 11
