9 out of 10 monkeys believe they are not behind glass

First: DON’T PANIC.
Second: Please reference First above.

Everyone please remember these rules next year on 9/11. Or how about ever. Just always use it.

Douglas Adams’ HGTTG should be required reading for every American. Especially the media.

And every newscast should open with a fullscreen shot of the words: DON’T PANIC. Since the media is all about infotainment these days, they should at least put a nice disclaimer on all that marked-up hyped brainrot.

I think an entire civilization could be based on The Guide. Remember that old Star Trek episode where the Constellation (I think) leaves a number of books on that pre-warp planet? The entire civilization in turn makes a book called “Gangs of the Twenties” their bible for existance. Everyone belongs to a gang, carries a gun, and tries to “get in on the action”. Kirk ends up “muscling in” and violating the prime directive in order to set things right.

We could all do the same thing, but with the Guide. Everyone carries the guide, uses it for reference in any emergency, crises, situation, date, social event and/or event that does not include sleeping.

Step 1: The Guide benefits all Mankind.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit.

I think the most disturbing thing I read, something that goes against all of our fears and hopes, is a couple of pieces Salon put out about forbidden thoughts on 9/11. And some of them I think are absolutely valid… it makes the horror all the more human, realistic and connected to the way we actually think and live as human beings.

I guess I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop so to speak. All these big promises and all these big ideas were prompted by 9/11 and what has happened since then? In reality, not much.

We, as a country, just keep pissing all over the middle east. And we are no more secure than we were before 9/11. And we have more problems domestically than we have in our foriegn policy. Which are just compounding our problems abroad.

But as I said… DON’T PANIC. All closed systems naturally self correct. Life goes on.