Influence

We live on the skin of a rock spinning though space at unfathomable speeds. As Evangelista Torricelli pointed out, "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air." The organism that you are can withstand the temperature range 81°F to 95°F without technology -

This past afternoon I gave a tour to a cool family from Long Beach. I was waiting for them outside Di Palo's when two 60ish year old women in expensive clothes walked by and started talking about Di Palo's. I encouraged them to go inside, and

Everywhere I look I see the aggressor playing the victim And the ignorant claiming their innocence And the responsible throwing up their hands And fools finding elaborate ways to pretend they are special and not just meat for the alligator jaws. The coercion Everywhere I look I see the coercion

To interact with the world is to risk contagion. You can get punched in the face, or catch a cold, or get puke on your shoes, or hear or see something you wish you hadn't.

On repurposing 'freedom' for commercial means.