Captain's Phlog                                    2020.03.13
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Perhaps You'd Call This My Bible:
Today, I caught up with an old friend. My favorite book is
The Prophet [1] by Kahlil Gibran. I am not Religious. I am
not even exceptionally Spiritual and tend to eschew what I'd
term "mumbo jumbo" when I'm being kind. However something
about this book has always spoken to me. It's a short read
and accessible - its setting sort of reminding me of the
sort of iron age seaport one might encounter in a D&D
campaign. In 1923, this Lebanese poet poured his soul into
pages that waited just for me for over half a century. How
many times have a savored each and every word of this
masterpiece? I do not know, but add today to the tally.
Chokran Moallim!

If I Could Have a Super Power:
I actually would be horrified if I ever received a super
power. I know me and it's safe to say that I wouldn't wind
up using it for good. Sure, I'd start out all noble and
stuff but after a very short time I'm pretty certain I'd be
force choking fools for the most minor infractions. Being
the forward thinking sort, I've settled on my response for
when a djin "grants me a boon" (curses me). They will call
me... FLOWCHART MAN!  ...I'll wait for the epicness of that
to wash over you. Yes, Flowchart Man. I figure that not only
will the world be fairly safe with my relatively benign
ability but it would also further my agenda of fewer fools
breathing the air.
Briefly, Flowchart Man has the ability to materialize a
flowchart out of nowhere. In doing so I (excuse me I have to
get used to my secret identity) "He" looks like he's pulling
down an old-timey roller map thingy with his hand. The
thingy contains a diagram or flowchart on whatever topic is
in question. At this point he would use said chart as a
visual aid in explaining that topic to his audience. The
explanation would be absolutely correct and so COMPELLING
that witnesses would immediately understand the topic fully
and clearly see the indicated solution. It sucks I know, but
at least it would slow down my ability to go all Parallax
and destroy the multiverse.

I'm curious. What work of literature has uniquely touched
YOUR life? Too, what superpower will you ask for when this
worrisome djin pays YOU a visit?

Time for tea...

[1] http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58585

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