A tingle of summer at its height here. I like it – but now I want to know about the shoulder of Orion.
Thanks Lynn
The title is an allusion to Roy Batty’s monologue at the conclusion of Blade Runner. If you never saw the film or read the book, Batty (played by Rutger Hauer) was a bioengineered replicant human leading a group of replicant slaves on the run. His final words were memorable because they were imbued with more humanity than anything spoken by a human in the film. It’s known as the “Tears in Rain” monologue.
For whatever reason, the film’s been on my mind for the last month and I assumed a few folks might’ve picked up the allusion. It’s hard to hold attention on here for long, I guess 🙂
I didn’t read the book, saw the film years later on TV, and don’t remember the reference, sorry…but as for attention spans, well yes, that’s a trend we’re always trying to buck, right? You might say there’s a continuum from platforms like X to Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, WordPress, books, galleries, and museums. Something like that.
I like what you say about a continuum. Whatever the platform, it’s phones, I think, not computers, that puts attention at warp speed.
JOHN TODARO 
A tingle of summer at its height here. I like it – but now I want to know about the shoulder of Orion.
Thanks Lynn
The title is an allusion to Roy Batty’s monologue at the conclusion of Blade Runner. If you never saw the film or read the book, Batty (played by Rutger Hauer) was a bioengineered replicant human leading a group of replicant slaves on the run. His final words were memorable because they were imbued with more humanity than anything spoken by a human in the film. It’s known as the “Tears in Rain” monologue.
For whatever reason, the film’s been on my mind for the last month and I assumed a few folks might’ve picked up the allusion. It’s hard to hold attention on here for long, I guess 🙂
I didn’t read the book, saw the film years later on TV, and don’t remember the reference, sorry…but as for attention spans, well yes, that’s a trend we’re always trying to buck, right? You might say there’s a continuum from platforms like X to Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, WordPress, books, galleries, and museums. Something like that.
I like what you say about a continuum. Whatever the platform, it’s phones, I think, not computers, that puts attention at warp speed.
That’s a good point!