Captain's Phlog                                    2020.03.13 
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Perhaps You'd Call This My Bible:
Today, I caught up with an old friend. My favorite book is 
The Prophet [1] by Kahlil Gibran. I am not Religious. I am 
not even exceptionally Spiritual and tend to eschew what I'd 
term "mumbo jumbo" when I'm being kind. However something 
about this book has always spoken to me. It's a short read 
and accessible - its setting sort of reminding me of the 
sort of iron age seaport one might encounter in a D&D 
campaign. In 1923, this Lebanese poet poured his soul into 
pages that waited just for me for over half a century. How 
many times have a savored each and every word of this 
masterpiece? I do not know, but add today to the tally.
Chokran Moallim!

If I Could Have a Super Power:
I actually would be horrified if I ever received a super 
power. I know me and it's safe to say that I wouldn't wind 
up using it for good. Sure, I'd start out all noble and 
stuff but after a very short time I'm pretty certain I'd be 
force choking fools for the most minor infractions. Being 
the forward thinking sort, I've settled on my response for 
when a djin "grants me a boon" (curses me). They will call 
me... FLOWCHART MAN!  ...I'll wait for the epicness of that 
to wash over you. Yes, Flowchart Man. I figure that not only 
will the world be fairly safe with my relatively benign 
ability but it would also further my agenda of fewer fools 
breathing the air.
Briefly, Flowchart Man has the ability to materialize a 
flowchart out of nowhere. In doing so I (excuse me I have to 
get used to my secret identity) "He" looks like he's pulling 
down an old-timey roller map thingy with his hand. The 
thingy contains a diagram or flowchart on whatever topic is 
in question. At this point he would use said chart as a 
visual aid in explaining that topic to his audience. The 
explanation would be absolutely correct and so COMPELLING 
that witnesses would immediately understand the topic fully 
and clearly see the indicated solution. It sucks I know, but 
at least it would slow down my ability to go all Parallax 
and destroy the multiverse.

I'm curious. What work of literature has uniquely touched 
YOUR life? Too, what superpower will you ask for when this 
worrisome djin pays YOU a visit?

Time for tea...

[1] http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58585

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