Friday, April 30, 2021

In a (Doctor) Strange mood.

 

"I went forward in time, to view alternate futures. 

To see all the possible outcomes of the coming American conflict."

"How many did you see?" 

"14,000,605." 

"How many without blood?" 

"None."

The tinder of our mutual hatred is bone dry.

Our leadership class is incapable of doing anything except stoking the hatred.

Cassandra has decided she's just going to go to the park, watch the birds, smoke some menthols while she can, order carryout from Troy's Panda Kitchen and catch the next Pitch Meeting.

2 comments:

  1. Pitch meeting? I see you are a man of culture as well.

    I still laugh at the Infinity War HISHE.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcEbZ_vexA8

    "How many ways do we win?"
    "5."

    (p.s. Am I the only one that thinks Dr. Strange has a weak first half, but an AMAZING final act?)

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  2. Our leadership class is incapable of doing anything except stoking the hatred.

    One half of our leadership class does this. The other half is just flat-footed and inept.

    On the ground, I see a lot more stupidity than hatred. Nearly all the trouble seems to be coming from apparatchiks in selected sectors: education, the media, corporate HR, segments of the bar.

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