Ignorance is bliss. I’ve been avoiding TV or at least meaningful TV for a while now and I am noticeably happier. I’ve also rekindled my old flame with reading. I knocked out “Survivor” and “Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates” over the extended weekend. It feels so good to read. I think our imaginations are getting weaker as we are challenged a lot less in our society to put them to use. Even the entertainment we are spoon fed reflects this. I’m not naming names, but there is a certain sci-fi series that really proves this. The first 3 movies were made when I was a kid and they were fantastic. The last two came out and used CGI instead of a storyline to make luke-warm follow ups, or prequels. Whatever. So maybe that is just a reflection of how even the most talented people in Hollywood have lost their imagination. Who can blame them? In our post 9-11 world, I’ve replaced a burning desire to move to the heart of a big city with a desire to move somewhere away from society. That notion has snuck up on me.


I still check Seattle from time to time. The weather right now is awful. Its not upstate New York bad, since it stays above freezing for the most part, but the city is wet and cloudy and cold right now and will stay that way for months. Florida is beautiful, although rather hot for the end of November. I guess being a couple of months removed from the weather that makes every crevasse of your body drip sweat makes you forget how miserable this place can be. I’m conflicted, but such is the cross us Pisces bear.