Bumping along

By Parson Thru

Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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38,000ft over Biscay. 

 

Bouncing around the sky like we’re all going to die soon and I’m chuckling, embarrassingly, at HST’s “Fear and Loathing”. 

 

The tears that ran down my cheeks as we took off are drying at the corners of my eyes and I’m mildly contemplating how there are worse deaths than the one preoccupying a few people here in the cabin right now.  Not so long ago I would have been one of them.

 

With the most popular forms of death – old age and cancer – there’s an unpleasant early stage, where one gives up any semblance of dignity (the benchmark for humanity).

 

I’ve yet to hear from someone who died in the tumbling fuselage of a passenger jet, if I’m being strictly objective, but I’m guessing dignity rarely becomes an issue.  Who knows?

 

All I know is page 47 is so fucking funny that I have to break the bibliophile taboo and fold the corner down. 

 

It just goes to show that, no matter how fucked-up life may get, you could do worse than bring a decent book along

Certificate PG
Story
Mortality Games
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

I was with you every air-mile of the way, PT.  Myself, I always make sure I have the DT crossword.  It's kept me sane on many a bumpy flightsmiley

Thanks for making me smile.

Tina

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hi Tina.  Hope you're well.  It was a bit rough.  They saved the best bit for the end.  They captain had earlier told us the weather was calm and perfect for a smooth landing.  Maybe it was somewhere, but not at Bristol.  Thanks for smiling.

Parson Thru