walk the talk

Every day I walk to and from work. It's not an unpleasant walk, most days. Most of the area I walk through is residential and only when I hit the part closest to the office does reality sneak up on me. There are a lot of homeless in this town and they all seem to congregate within a two block span of the street I walk on. The other part offers me an ever-changing panorama of local flora. Not so much right now, it being January after all, but even when the bitter cold is nipping at my nose, I see buds on some of the bushes and new growth in the perennials. It's heart-warming to see that the cold is on its way out, even if it does whip us here and there (5-10 cm of snow predicted for tonight/tomorrow morning). Brrrr.

But this wasn't going to be about the weather ... oh no. The topic today is my mind. Or rather, the need I have for a device which will record the very eloquent and damn right brilliant thought I have during my daily walk. This device would simply record what I obviously have a very hard time articulating out loud and by writing. Why is that? Why can't I ever remember all the great arguments I have for pertinent topics in my head?

But wait! There may be help on the horizon! Did you know that three of the finest universities in the US have been given a rather large amount of money to come up with a device specifically to do what I need? Yes, yes they have. And they're working on it. They call it a non-invasive brain-machine interface usable in humans that can translate intended (non-vocalized) speech and directional orientation into machine-readable form, i.e. a "thought helmet." Mind you, it's to take the form of a helmet but I'm sure I can make it look good. What? I can't have it? Are you kidding me? What do you mean it's for military use only? The military doesn't need mind controlled weapons! I need a mind controlled notepad! And then, my dear fellow blog enthusiasts, you would get the best writing imaginable (I mean, from me, not in general) and not these meanderings which have little connection to reality. I can so imagine myself in one of those cute helmets! I can :)

Author of the day: John Updike (who will be sorely missed)