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M. Louisa Locke's avatar

Well that was a humdinger of a post. I had to go and check to see if the conversation you started with had actually happened. Oh my! In contrast, as I am mid-way through eighth decade, I find myself thinking fondly of the fact that I'm not immortal and rather looking forward to there being an end in sight.

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Benjamin Errett's avatar

Only the most factual accounts of meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in this newsletter! And yes, the ending part is kinda the point, right?

“Death is the dark backing that a mirror needs if we are to see anything.” - Saul Bellow

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Stephen D Forman's avatar

Until a severed head can keep itself alive on its own, it's gonna have to convince or compel a lab tech to sprinkle in some fish flakes every few days. I don't care if you're Putin or Xi Jinping: the balance of power resides with the unpaid intern.

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Benjamin Errett's avatar

I suppose a robot could dump the mealworms in every day, but the intern would still need to change the water once a month….

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Myq Kaplan's avatar

Dear Benjamin,

Great piece as always!

Love these:

“The autocrat of Russia possesses more power than any other man in the earth, but he cannot stop a sneeze.”

— Mark Twain

“The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.”

— Willem de Kooning

“The trouble with being rich is that it takes up everyone else’s.”

— Terence Davies

“Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.”

— Susan Ertz

“If Death were truly conquered, there would be

Too many great-great-great-great aunts to see.”

— L.E. Jones

“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.”

— Joseph Heller

Thank you for sharing as always!

Love

Myq

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