Topic related ? Maybe.
The other day, in the Shoutbox, I mentioned flashes of insight that I cannot distinguish from regular mental "noise". This example happened yesterday-today.
At times, I write (untalented) short fiction pieces. This leads me to imagine situations and characters that might lead to a viable story.
Yesterday, I idly thought about a character with a sort of slapstick style name ... Zeeg Hyall. The character's name, of course, is a play on the German wartime greeting "Sieg Heil".
Okay, way over the top and probably nothing that would lead to a remotely entertaining short story.
But here's the thing. So, I imagine that yesterday, and what do I see in the "news" this morning ?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/us-news/ca...n-indiana/
I mean ... really ? What are the odds ? Was this a bit of precognition or is Lady Synchronicity merely laughing at me ?
And then, for me, there is again the "so what ?" factor. Even if it was precognition and I recognized it as such ... so what ? Maybe if I could regularly realize I am "tuning" into something ... but unfortunately I'm only getting more scatter brained as I get older.
The other day, in the Shoutbox, I mentioned flashes of insight that I cannot distinguish from regular mental "noise". This example happened yesterday-today.
At times, I write (untalented) short fiction pieces. This leads me to imagine situations and characters that might lead to a viable story.
Yesterday, I idly thought about a character with a sort of slapstick style name ... Zeeg Hyall. The character's name, of course, is a play on the German wartime greeting "Sieg Heil".
Okay, way over the top and probably nothing that would lead to a remotely entertaining short story.
But here's the thing. So, I imagine that yesterday, and what do I see in the "news" this morning ?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/us-news/ca...n-indiana/
I mean ... really ? What are the odds ? Was this a bit of precognition or is Lady Synchronicity merely laughing at me ?
And then, for me, there is again the "so what ?" factor. Even if it was precognition and I recognized it as such ... so what ? Maybe if I could regularly realize I am "tuning" into something ... but unfortunately I'm only getting more scatter brained as I get older.
Fire In The Hole