I Think Coexisting With Another Life Form

I Suppose I Do Have One Embarrassing Passion- I Want To Know What It Feels Like To Care About Something Passionately.

I Have No Idea How To Get In Touch With Anyone Anymore. Everyone, It Seems, Has A Home Phone, A Cell Phone, A Regular E-mail Account, A Facebook Account, A Twitter Account, And A Web Site. Some Of Them Also Have A Google Voice Number. There Are The Sentimental Few Who Still Have Fax Machines.

I Had Never Considered Using A Hashtag Anywhere Other Than On Twitter, But Now I'm Inspired. Text Messages Have Always Seemed A Little Flat To Me, So The Murmuring Greek Chorus Of A Hashtag Might Be A Perfect Way To Liven Them Up And Give Them A Bit Of Dimension.

My Ace In The Hole As A Human Being Used To Be My Capacity For Remembering Birthdays. I Worked At It. Whenever I Made A New Friend, I Made A Point Of Finding Out His Or Her Birthday Early On, And I Would Record It In My Filofax Calendar.

You Have To Appreciate The Spiritual Component Of Having An Opportunity To Do Something As Wondrous As Writing. You Should Be Practical And Smart And You Should Have A Good Agent And You Should Work Really, Really Hard. But You Should Also Be Filled With Awe And Gratitude About This Amazing Way To Be In The World.