Output\u2019s been slow the last day or so because I\u2019ve been working on some bigger fish.\u00a0 I\u2019m starting an sf&f book that I\u2019ve been kicking around for a while.\u00a0 It\u2019s sort of a combination of sf and fantasy.\u00a0 It always gets blurry when you start adding multiverses and immortals.\u00a0 And that\u2019s fine as far I\u2019m concerned.\u00a0 If you consider the ramifications of things like quantum superposition then it\u2019s hard to say that reality draws a clear line between science and magic.\u00a0 But it\u2019s been fun and I\u2019m making pretty good progress on both the outline and the beginning of the book.\u00a0 But it has cut into my blogging time lately.<\/p>\n
Also, I\u2019ve been trying to do a little more analytical thinking about our present political situation.\u00a0 We may have reached the point where yelling at the top of our lungs for people to wake up is no longer a useful task.\u00a0 I think everyone who isn\u2019t stupid or evil has acknowledged that our government is hopelessly compromised against us.\u00a0 We need to switch gears and now focus on concrete plans to change the status quo.<\/p>\n
And guess what, that\u2019s not the easiest thing in the world to figure out.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just one thing.\u00a0 It\u2019s a million things.\u00a0 We are up against an almost monolithic structure that is intent on destroying our way of life.\u00a0 Individual defensive and offensive actions against such an opponent are so microscopically weak that they border on futility.\u00a0 It\u2019s obvious that organization is the key to expanding our impact.\u00a0 But what organizations exist and which can you trust?<\/p>\n
That is the kind of research I\u2019ve been doing and it takes a lot of time and doesn\u2019t provide instant results.\u00a0 But there is no way of getting around the analysis.\u00a0 So even though I enjoy ranting and raving and even though I think there is value in providing moral support and personal testament on the day-to-day events in the news I\u2019m also looking to find answers to the questions we all have.\u00a0 Is there an organization that is making progress against our enemies?\u00a0 Is there an organization that can help us if we are attacked?\u00a0 Is there a resource for finding allies in the different activities of our lives?\u00a0 Such as religion, education, family activities, entertainment, sports, literature, professional societies, legal help, political organizing.\u00a0 What corporations are on our side, or at least have made a point to remain neutral? \u00a0What news or social media companies will cater to us?\u00a0 If any of you have done similar searches feel free to leave something in the comments that will provide a lead in my search.<\/p>\n
I know this is a very long-term project so I try to keep it from dominating my day.\u00a0 But at the same time, sometimes I have to follow a white rabbit pretty far down a hole to find out if he\u2019s real or not.\u00a0 So that\u2019s what I\u2019ve been busy with lately.\u00a0 And I have the real-life stuff going on like all of you.\u00a0 Christmas is coming up and we have things to take care of, and end of year stuff to attend to.\u00a0 There are the young who need to be taught and the old who need to be remembered.\u00a0 And Camera Girl is there to roll her eyes and shake her head in disapproval and attend to the ordering of her domestic universe, which she believes gives her authority over all of my world.\u00a0 Hah!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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