Lightning response

Wow-eee. I haven’t gotten a response like that to a post in a while.

Not in the comments section, oh no. But I got three different people asking me, “So… who were you staring at?” To which the only truthful response was “heck if I know.”

On further reflection, I realize it’s not just me, and it’s not just you. It’s a serious form of escapism, and it shows up in the strangest places. “Wife Swap” and “Trading Spouses” are both on TV right now– even shows like “Trading Spaces” allow you to live in someone else’s home for a weekend, and then you come back to a changed place. The lottery slogan is “All you need is a dollar and a dream.”

And it does feel like a dream right now, doesn’t it?

I know a lot of people who feel like a character in a bad SF time-travel/alternate universe story, the one that has a nagging feeling that this isn’t the way things are supposed to be, and they have to find the frammiwhatzit so that they can set right what once went wrong. Some folks have had it for the last three years and four months, others have been aware of it for the last four years and three months.

But wow, is it out there. It seems like a big undercurrent out there– everybody needs a change. Because there are too many things that just don’t seem to be working right, are there? And I know how many things are actually good for me… and yet still, a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, grass is always greener, et cetera et cetera yada yada yada.

Or maybe it’s just that nagging little voice telling me that it’s time for a shake-up, something different is coming. Again. Wheeee! Now what?