When I encounter really weird situations, I freeze - that's why I take myself out of such a context and give the characters free rein Ah, Cab Sav or Shiraz - either is excellent after dinner with soft

Yes, the metaphor is an extended one and meant to be taken personally by the reader - all too often we limit ourselves, particularly re ageism - unwilling to take some risks, go a different way, or start

You see things so clearly, my friend. I must admit I was focussing on the first purpose but it does beg the question of what became of Blythe back in the Thirties? Does the arrow of time work in one direction

Thanks, Arthur - on the other hand, sometimes I feel detached - there's a ditch on either side of the road :)

Thanks, Arthur - hate typo's. Yes, time is dilatory and a rainy day can provide a dreamer with the right ambiance to enter various virtual realities and thankfully return to his own world relatively unscathed

Thank you

I'm reading this on a day where Trump is on a tirade over China and wondering how world politics would change if more women were in charge...just saying, because I'm getting tired of pissing contests,

Thanks, Arthur - I appreciate your comments and understand you also have a writerly life. Re your current literary challenge, I'm reminded of a story I wrote called, The Light of the Stars, wherein another

ha ha, I agree - the focus was on his being authentic rather than saving the world but a Gene Kelly moment might have been an intriguing diversion :)

A colleague of mine knew Kurelek well - he had a topsy-turvy kind of life . I think the will to resist says more about your determination than mine - I tend to accept what can't be changed - and then,

I picked up on that - one writ with Dawes in sour misfortunes's book, Arthur?

Thanks, Arthur - more to come :)

On the face of it, that Newton's law is really funny, however, I find that last meme haunting actually - it caused me to mentally review all the stupid things I've done along the way because of my own

Thanks, Alan - it's actually the title of the Kurelek painting - he's a now deceased Toronto artist whose work I admire. I was drawn to the painting because it depicts a familiar emotion for me - the feeling

Thank you!

No prob, my friend, I'm relieved I wasn't suffering from missing time, lol.

That last one I can relate to :) My last book I published through Amazon kindle - Guess who made the money? lol

Did you send this to me by mistake, Arthur? I don't recall our talking politics and I didn't receive any mailings. Oh btw, you can send me the cheque if it slipped your mind - you know the one for $64,000.

Hi @aneke - Thanks! Yes, there is another part that will be posted today :)

Yes, good point. You did accomplish that in the poem. But every older generation doubts the capability of the younger one and with the dawn of AI, the world is changing. Who knows, maybe electronic games