Kage Baker was a firm believer in that axiom made famous by the eponymous hero of Forrest Gump: “Shit happens.”
She believed it firmly, and not in the semi-lovechild meaning of “stuff”. She meant SHIT, no kidding nor holds barred crap of a societal (if not literal; and often precisely that) meaning and application. In an unpublished portion of the story of Gard and his family, Kage has Ermenwyr remark: “If that happens, then flaming shit will rain from the sky: and we were well to have a steel umbrella.”
And Kage figured that was a mild manifestation.
My quiet little life has recently encountered some high tides of fecal matter. My health has taken some odd turns. The world has been hard to take – as it has for everyone. The most difficult thing has been a run-in with a troll; who managed, in a general whirlwind of abuse, to land one or two blows that really knocked me flat.
So, I’ve been silent. I had been proud of shouting into the void. For the last few weeks, though, I been nurturing an arrow to the most sensitive portion of my ego. Does anyone listen, or care? I dunno. But Kimberly says she does, and that’s enough for me. Anyway, I’ve decided I rather like shouting into the void. The echoes are trippy.
So, more reminisce, and more whining about my health; more laughing at it, too. Some amusing things have happened – more of that. More speculation, more weird science, more extinct species cavorting in public.
More, more, more. Tomorrow.
Kathleen, Kage and the Company 
I hope you nailed the troll. To the wall. And left him/her there. Without a steel umbrella.
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I barred him. And advised him to stay off my site if he did not like it. Just common sense. I don’t expect common sense from a troll, but I can certainly exhibit some. I’ve had lessons.
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The worst thing with trolls is getting rid of the nasty residue they leave behind in your brain. It’s not exactly uplifting to realise that so many people can be so unpleasant/stupid/malicious.
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I’m glad you’re back !
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Thank you! I am too.
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Happy to see you in my email this morning…missed you.
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I listen. I care.
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What Medrith said; me too. We worry when you are gone so long
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Keep on shouting! You’ve got fans cheering you on in all your endeavors! And for whatever its worth, I love reading your blog because your writing is erudite, funny, and thought provoking.
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Mom I always listen. May not say so but I’m here.
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We’ve missed you a great deal. And we listen. I asked Rory on Friday if he’d heard from you elsewhere and he said you seemed fine. I was thankful to hear that, although I miss our visits here.
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I always look forward to your posts. Let the troll rot under the bridge.
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I like that!
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