…actually, why not?
Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.
Sometimes, a positive comes from observing a negative.
A warning ignored, a talent wasted.
A life lived in quiet desperation due to choices made rather than inclination.
And then of course: pattern recognition.
That moment of understanding: Not That. Definitely Not That.
Little lessons learned on the way.
#thoughtoftheday
List the people you admire and look to for advice…
James Bond: They’ve breached containment.
Mission Control: When?
Bond: Just now.
M: Is that Bond?
Mission Control: Yes, Ma’am. Containment has been breached.
M: Time?
Mission Control: We have been able to gather data for the last seventeen hours.
M: All of it?
Mission Control: Yes, ma’am. We have separate servers for this to avoid cross-contamination. One second, ma’am, he’s back online.
Bond: They’re not even hiding anymore. I think they want us to know they know we’re watching. It’s a direct target approach.
Mission Control: Direct target approach, ma’am.
M: Ask him why.
Mission Control: Why?
Bond: They’re mining. Moneypenny has the files.
M: No need, I have the files. Everyone. It’s official. Data is the new gold, and the gold rush has started as of now. Tell him not to raise any waves. We need to know how they’re operating
Mission Control: Eyes only, agent. No interference.
Bond: Bloody hell. We can stop it!
M: Bond. Eyes only. The moment containment was breached it was out of our hands. Now stay out of sight. Over and out.
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When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?
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RIP Gay Perry
What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?
That is phenomenally suspicious question. Tell me, what exactly do you expect me to say here? No, I’m curious. Hell would be too prosaic, wouldn’t it. Other people, then. Naturally. But people are everywhere, aren’t they. They can be such a bother. Horrible. Though. Well. There is a certain kind of villainy, isn’t there, a kind of evil, that defies all sense and reason. A corruption of the soul, the kind that seeps into everything, and ruins even the simplest of pleasures. Yes. That is the kind of place one wouldn’t want to be in. Would you? Of course not. Who would? Now, that’s an interesting question. Those who revel in villainy. Those who corrupt for corruption’s sake. My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain. Thrilling to play as an actor. Horrible to exist with as a human being. Quite a silly business, isn’t it. Being human. Unfortunately, we can’t ask the person who started the whole mess. Rather annoying, really.
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Essays, notes & interviews on why literary fiction matters to human living
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