Prophesy in Cheesy 1960s Science Fiction

Star Trek has always been based upon the idea that someday, in the future, humanity will cease to struggle with disease and poverty, transcending the hardships, and moving forward, into space, together.

However, there was a cost to achieve that fictional awesomeness: we had to suffer a third global war, a war that destroyed almost every major city on earth and left hundreds of millions of people dead. It was after that fictional catastrophe that a scientist built a faster-than-light prototype ship on an inter-continental ballistic missile in Montana.

I'm not saying i believe that's going to happen, but i remember that I've never felt so united my friends and neighbors as immediately after a tragedy of a certain magnitude.

I hope that's not what it's gonna take. I hope that's not what's gonna happen.

But hope isn't nearly as tangible as it used to be. 

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Pitbulls are scary...

Sick Days

I am thankful for their existence, but i hate taking sick days. I hate being incapacitated, not being able to work. I love sleeping, but i loathe when it's because I'm sick.

Ups and Downs

Lately I've been working hard to stay on track, to go down my checklist of things to do. It's an endless supply of errands, paperwork, planning, and chaos unfulfilled due to lack of funds or time. Still, it's motivating as hell to check that stuff off and build some momentum getting through an evening. It's closer to ten than nine at night. I'm still going. Let's do this.

The Super Bowl

Watching the Super Bowl today with my family. The Los Angeles Rams are hosting the Cincinnati Bengals. The second half just started, and it's a close game. The Bengals are starting to run away with it.

It's an exciting one, and I'm so very thankful that it's not Tom Brady or the New England Patriots. So very thankful.

Pets

This type of companionship cannot be bought or won from another human. Loyalty by a dog is unrivalled, and the calming purrs of the cat are less intrusive than sleeping pills. Surround yourself by those who can't think enough to betray you.

Fleshing Out the First Phase

I just looked at my budget, and took the numbers from last month into my graph. Costs have been going up, but income hasn't. The plan must start now. The first goal is to buy or build a storage shed large enough to hold all of our stuff. We gotta get ready to leave.