Similar to the old saying, "Cruising is fixing boats in paradise," a new axiom could be made about what we do: "Working on Reach the World is working in ridiculous situations."
Evidence:
1. Trying to write on passage = vomiting all over the galley sink. Chunks cling to the sides of the sink and slide down slowly. You can calm your flaming esophagus with the sight of a purple sunset.
2. If at all, bars are the only places with available outlets. This means:
A. Writing for kids to a soundtrack of Shakira, Kanye West and the Pussy Cat Dolls
B. Viewing "intimate" and "expressive" dancing just a stride from this very computer
C. Karaoke night: There's nothing like, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at the 6 billion decibel level when you're trying to make The Arecibo Radio Frequency Telescope interesting to 9-year-olds.
D. Someone just went by doing this intense, but very fluid air-guitar/shuffle/leap across the room.
These are memorable times. It was the air-guitar that started me thinking. We might as well relish the times we can carry our computers across dry land to a place with plentiful electricity. If that comes with a partly-out of tune, "Hotel California," and dozens of yachties, those are the breaks. Soon, it'll be back to the sea, and the next educational sojourn. Too soon, it'll be back to town; back to the 'race. You know, the place where cheeseburgers are accessable, but the tuna is expensive.
