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Got Rona?
Unfortunately, I do. The nasty bug caught up with me and I had a fairly wretched weekend because of it.
Hurts To Laugh
A good laugh is sunshine in the house. ~William Makepeace Thackeray
Actually, on Saturday and Sunday it hurt just to be awake.
Utterly unpleasant, but I’ve had worse.
Nasty stomach viruses have come and gone.
Headaches and maladies of all sorts play their havoc and abate.
What’s worse are the ones that stay permanently.
Who cares about the freaking Rona when your thyroid is on permanent vacation?
Feh
Now We’re Getting Somewhere
Jetson ONE – Take Off in Tuscany
Ever since the clincher scene of Back to the Future, people have been looking forward to flying cars.
Granted, they’ve featured in sci-fi shows and movies for ages, but the flying DeLorean taking its place in a stream of flying traffic in Back to the Future II made it more real for the average person. It made it seem as if it was something that was basically guaranteed to be part of our collective future.
Well, the time period depicted in Back to the Future II came and went without flying traffic, Mr. Fusion, self-sizing jackets, self-tying shoes or any of the other cool stuff that was predicted.
There have been a number of flying car concepts over the years and none of them meet the Back to the Future standard, but this one is kind of cool. It actually looks a bit more like the patrol vehicles from Syndrome’s island in The Incredibles.
The Incredibles Dash & Violet Vs Syndrome’s Guards
Solitary
Painting and writing are solitary arts. ~Conrad Hall
That’s not necessarily true.
There are a lot of collaborative works on the market these days.
People have sung the praises of having a co-author for various works and series.
It’s also well known that some of the more immersive series have rather large teams attempting to keep the details consistent.
Not to mention that even when you have a single author working on a book or series, they depend entirely on a team of editors, cover artists, formatters, marketers and so forth.
I don’t know that it’s ever really been a solitary endeavor.
Even the lonely writer tapping out stories by the shore, a woodland cabin or their back bedroom wouldn’t have any perspective on human nature without having some people to observe.
No, as much as it seems to outward appearance, writing is anything but a solitary art.
It’s because it is clandestinely collaborative that a good book touches people across continents and ages.
That’s enough for today. My head still hurts and I’d rather be in bed. I hope you’re feeling better than me.