Sadly, I think your second-to-last paragraph hits the lowly nail right on its sorry head.

Anyway, appreciate your contemplation.

Sadly, I think your second-to-last paragraph hits the lowly nail right on its sorry head.

Anyway, appreciate your contemplation.

Also, your book goals comment has inspired me to share a work that I subtitled, "A true work of fiction about 2020 based on outright lies" because John Cusack and an afterparty of the screening of "2012" have an important supporting role!

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/the-october-surprise-aka-the-trojan-teddy-bear-300d971a20c9