It didn't take long for Mattie 3.0 to claim the response from Brother Bain, the turn-of-the-last-century fax machine hidden in the back of the refrigerator of his Old Orleans apartment, and to decipher its glyph-code.
"They want you to take him up on his offer to take you to this place -- and they'll push off the trip to the Chicago City Reserve until after you get back," he explained matter-of-factly.
(In case you had forgotten, the relevant "him" was that old man who had approached me on the corner telling me that New Orleans still existed and that he could take me there -- even though everyone in 2084 new that the New Madrid Quake of 2023 had split the United States in two and, when combined with the effects of global warming, had created the Bay of Mississippi where the River once ran, meaning that the original New Orleans [as opposed to the facsimile of it called Old Orleans in which I found myself] was clearly at the bottom of that Bay.)
"Well there you go," I replied. "I'm a guest of the IntransiGents -- so I'll do as they say. What do we have to do before tonight to get ready?" I queried.
Mattie 3.0 re-read the document in his hand before replying.
"It's more about what *you* have to do. I'm not authorized to join you. *This* is a solo mission for you."
I wasn't expecting that surprise. "Me? By myself? Even though I'm not of this place and time?"
"The IntransiGents know what you eventually became from having access to your IQ, EQ and SQ files, so they believe in your skill set -- even though you don't yet know the roles you have played in the Uprisings through the years." Mattie 3.0 explained.
"Right ... but ... shouldn't I be told that part of my history so that I can act accordingly on this mission?" I countered.
"That would be too risky at this juncture. If you travel back through time armed with *that* information, it might influence your choices in your immediate future in a way that leads to different outcomes in this time."
His response made my head hurt. And since your head might be feeling the same way, so this is probably a good spot to end this missive, seeing as how the Vitalnet update window is almost over. In other words -- take two aspirin and meet me on Troy-in-2019's social media on the last day of the month next, won't you?
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Random Posting for Penn State 4/13/19
1.) Housekeeping note: Even though the game was indeed on the afternoon of Sa the 13th, the Big10 network didn't air it until later that night ... and I didn't watch what had been recorded until Mon or Tues ... and here it is the Sa after when I'm finally posting ... BUT thanks to the magic of the "post-date" feature on the blog, posterity will think that this all happened the same day.
2.) As someone who has not been a lifelong football enthusiast who only really gravitated toward being a part of the "we are ..." chant after moving to Chicago in 2001 and wanting a connection to back home despite being so far away, I have to tell you that the whole "we'll make up the rules as we go along" environment of the spring game keeps me in a confused state for most of the event.
3.) So if boxers who can easily get knocked out have a "glass chin", does poor Tommy STEVENS have a "glass foot"?
4.) In related news, hey there Sean CLIFFORD ... I remember you from a few games last season!
5.) In additional related news, exactly how many QBs are we going to get to see today? And we seriously have ourselves a "Michael Johnson" in that role? Admittedly, I'm old, but doesn't the Olympic athlete from the late 90's have that name copyrighted yet?
6.) Hey Judge CULPEPPER -- please ask the powers that be for a bigger shirt. I mean I know that Cher pioneered the whole "get your belly button past the censors" thing decades prior to your airtime ... but hers wasn't quite so hairy in HD.
7.) Hey announcerpeople -- when you tell us that Noah CAIN plays for both teams (as it relates to today's game), since the majority of your audience is "woke", we assume that means that he's proudly representing the B in the gay alphabet.
8.) Hey announcerpeople -- we too are pleased to see Mr. MILLEN return ... with a brand new heart. As such, we'll suppress any of the snark that normally appears in this section.
9.) I don't care what anyone else says. *My* player of the week is going to *have* to be Dan CHISENA ... because everyone loves a "you-won-a-scholarship" moment during a game!
In closing, thanks to "thin-hipped, sized-15-shoe-wearing" Brandon SMITH for getting everyone so excited about the season ahead ... and here's to a full summer of fun before Labor Day weekend (and our game against the Idaho Vandals) arrives!
GO CULPEPPER GO!:
https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/college/penn-state/football/2018/02/07/meet-penn-states-judge-culpepper-and-his-high-achieving-family/1085095001/
GO CAIN GO!:
https://victorybellrings.com/2019/04/20/penn-state-football-cain-presence/
GO BRANDON SMITH GO!:
https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/2018/12/how-fast-is-penn-state-five-star-linebacker-brandon-smith-you-wont-believe-his-best-40-time.html
Monday, April 1, 2019
JUST ONE MORE ... phila thing (so as to love more) [April 2019]
JUST ONE MORE ... phila thing (so as to love more).
It's the year of "more" -- or at least, with regards to this ongoing special concept of mine designed so that I can try to find a way to embrace incremental change in order to empower folks [or just me] to stay positive and solution-focused in a day and age where problems often seem insurmountable, control often seems out of reach, and apathy often seems to be running rampant, it's the year of "more".
We've spent the first three months of this year of "more" focused on ways to laugh more ... but now that it's the beginning of the second quarter, it's time to pivot to things that help us to *love* more! ("Living more" and "being happy more" are still to come.)
So that's all the long way to say that those of you who thought this month was going to be about things to do in Philadelphia ... you're only just a little close. Instead it's all about the Greek definition of "phila" as brotherly love (*there's* the Philly connection) and shared goodwill. It's about finding the kind of friends who are useful and pleasant and good and rational and virtuous. It's about finding friendships that offer companionship, dependability and trust -- and then it's about keeping them by putting in the work to maintain them. (Concept sourced here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201606/these-are-the-7-types-love)
As always, over on the Facebook, I'll keep the reminders going all month long for anyone who chooses to join me in focusing on the good stuff ... the beloved stuff ... the friendship stuff ... by devoting some deserved attention to ... just one more ... phila thing (so as to love more).
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