Emotional Intimacy Question: Death

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. I'm starting with this list.

7. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

Based on contextual observations, the two most likely ways for me to die are:
* A doctor doing something that might help a typical human but is fatal to me.
* In attempt to avoid the aforementioned credible threat, not going to the doctor with a problem.

Of the two, I would prefer the latter.

But those are, shall we say, caused deaths.  Given that I am friends with Death and he doesn't exactly have a lot of people who don't scream and throw things at his head when he comes to pick them up from the party, it is also quite probable that my death will consist of, "Hey, dude!  It's time to go Home."  "Thanks.  Night, all!  It's been fun."

Photographs

 See Cawood Castle.

Eating Insects

 ... used to be American, until the white people came.

Confluence of Inspiration

 ... is well known in speculative fiction.

I myself view it as a feature, not a bug.  This is especially true with science fiction.  Used to be, every notable discovery sparked a bunch of people writing about the New Thing, and more often than not, at least one of those was good enough to become a classic -- the "iconic" rendition of that motif.  I love taking inspiration from new discoveries.  But it's a lot less common now, and that makes me sad.  There's a sun out there with SIX earthlike planets.  Writers should be all over that like kittens on catnip.  I haven't heard a one yet.  *sigh*

Cameras and Memory

 The relations are complex.

Recipe: Duck Muffins

Today I used more of the duck bacon and duck eggs to make supper. We both agree that the results are splendid and shall be remembered for future use as feast food. \o/

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