11.7.2016
I've been away too long. Writing has always been my solace; it helps me to sort out the jumble in my head and to find "shelves" for all of it. But I found myself in a place that was too dark even for writing. Then I wrote, but I can't bring myself to even publish it on this blog with no readers, this site just for me. Perhaps if my feelings don't see the light of day, then I can pretend they didn't exist, and I won't have to remember them in the future.
I need to find my way back to writing, though. So I'm going to start with something light and (to me) funny. And maybe I'll do a little better tomorrow. Or the next day.
I used to go to Palm Springs very regularly. The first time I went, I drove by the giant windmills (wind energy farm) as you come into the city. I was fascinated...but also a little freaked out. My first thought was that they looked like something from a Stephen King novel. I could imagine them coming to life in the night, very deliberately lumbering across the desert with evil intent. Several years later, I was delighted to know that I wasn't the only one who thought that!
With many thanks! http://xkcd.com/556/