Connections

I'm guessing that "six degrees" thing works for a lot more than just Kevin Bacon.

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Is being abducted by aliens really that different than going to Heaven? In both cases, you slip the surly bonds of earth and leave your careworn life behind. No job to go to; no bills to pay. I mean, unless the aliens return you for the deposit. (They probed you for intelligence and found nothing. Hey! That's not where I keep my brain!)  Like the power company is going to believe you were late making your payment because you had a close encounter that took you on a joy ride around the belt of Orion...

Huh. What if Jesus was an alien?

Regression

Are we regressing to the mean or are we flying off on some new variance from the norm to a place that may be wonderful - or terrifying?

Someone should ask the driver.

Someone is driving this metaphoric bus, right?

No?

Death a la Carte

South Carolina has added the death by firing squad option to the menu for condemned prisoners. You know, when they're out of the veal.

Fear

Fear, greed, and fear; the three basic human emotions.

-Pretty sure I'm quoting Hawkeye Pierce from the M*A*S*H TV series; can't believe it didn't make the IMDB Quotes page. 

Hero or Villain

At this point, the biopic of Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. would have to be a trilogy, wouldn't it? Or maybe a long-form, 12-part series on HBO Max.

How many Brady's are we going to need? Childhood Brady, Michigan Brady, First 3 Super Bowls Brady, Wandering the Wilderness (the two losses to the Giants) Brady, the Paterfamilias (and 4 more Super Bowl wins) Brady.

Luckily, Hollywood is full of handsome men of all ages. 

Grown Ups

I've started to wonder, do human beings ever "grow up?"