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February 2, 2024 5 Comments

By John Szamosi

When the plenary speaker of the conference warned us in a rather thunderous tone that even deserts are going to suffer from relentless entropy, we couldn’t figure out what the hell he was talking about or, frankly, if he was still of sound mind. But when his medicine man sidekick delivered a similar message in Comanche, we all agreed there might be something to that entropy thing.

Even though none of us understood a word of Comanche, and there was no interpreter in the room, we knew that a man with so many eagle feathers in his warbonnet cannot be wrong.

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  1. Cathryn says

    February 2, 2024 at 10:36 am

    Hello John ,
    Excellent writing.
    A well-told flash in three expertly crafted sentences. Kudos.

    Reply
    • John Szamosi says

      February 2, 2024 at 5:31 pm

      Thanks, Cathryn. J

      Reply
  2. David Higham says

    February 7, 2024 at 7:26 am

    Absolute joy to read. Craftsmanship at its best.

    Reply
  3. Toni Brayer says

    February 7, 2024 at 11:25 am

    Oh I like this so much. Thought provoking.

    Reply
  4. RC says

    February 7, 2024 at 7:04 pm

    I love this, and I’m not even sure I can pinpoint why, exactly. It’s so rich!

    Reply

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