The Galaxy Tales - Dirk B. (Page 18 of 49)

Many things in this book have the potential to be offensive to various groups (the mentally ill, gays, Christians, Italians, Japanese, ...). For better or worse, it's the correct word. What makes it seem strong is the stigma modern society still attaches to being mentally ill. The end of the trilogy is very uplifting to many who are "different", although it'll take me a decade before I finish it at my current pace. I'll get lots of attrocious reviews on Amazon for this book in the meantime. I'm not doing it to sell so much as to keep my mind active. Is there a worst seller list on Amazon?

I address the chances of two young leaders having mental illness, beginning in chapter two, where I introduce the boys at various ages. I introduce God in Joseph's head at age 4 in 4005 AD. I introduce God in Apollo's head at age 7 in 4010 AD (Joseph is two years older than Apollo). I also establish that Joseph and Apollo are royal cousins (Empress Elizabeth is the sister of Queen Mary). Finally, I explain that mental illness runs in both families. My goal is for the odds of mental illness vs real God to be 50/50. I then walk a drunken line between the two possibilities, having fun throwing out clues one way, and then the next. It's a trilogy and I won't reveal the true answer until the end of book three, but I already know how I plan to end it. However, it's a long way to the end of the third book, and I may think of an even better ending.

Wait until you see what I do with Mistress Billie! Gods this draft is going to be fun!

I'm more afraid of Hillary converting her successes in the Middle East into worldwide conflagrations.  I wonder how those abandoned anthracite mines will do as fallout shelters.

Canada has the world's longest coastline and no means to defend it.

NJC runs screaming in random zigzags, leaving several NJC-shaped Looney-Tunes holes in the walls as he passes heedlessly through them.

You just said that Janet is using the Queens English, Dirk. I'm gonna go hide now...

Flip a damn coin. Problem solved. Of course that assumes they can agree on whose currency to use.

I speak it proudly. The alternative is American/Canadian English. *shudders*

Pfft. Conflict is for toddlers:

Billie seizes control over Joseph's body, turning his head until it's facing behind his body.
With furious effort and a roar, Joseph reasserts control. He jerks his head to face forward and his eyes go wide. He tells Andrew, I swear, if I hadn't stopped her, she would have twisted my head right off!

;-)

I just watched the Exorcist for the first time in decades. Holy cow! I had to turn on the lights to finish watching it. This is a good night to reread the Gospels before bed.

I think the version of the Exorcist I saw was a director's cut or something. It would have been rated X in 1973 (e.g., Regan stabs her vagina (not shown) repeatedly with a cross, saying f*ck me, and bleeding profusely). Lots of R-rated cursing as well.