Interview with a Blogger

(Saturday Morning Edition)

Q: What's the secret to your success.

P: An uncompromising willingness to do whatever it takes to get things done.

Q: What have you done?

P: Nothing.

Q: What do you look like?

P: Depends on the weather. Generally anywhere between four and ten feet tall, multiple appendages and a chitinous exoskeleton, when not molting.

Q: So you're some kind of superbug?

P: On the internet, you can be whoever you want.

Q: Which way do you lean, politically?

P: Forward.
Q: Do you think we should Act Now, To Stop The War?

P: Which war?

Q: How many chucks could a woodchuck chuck, if.....?

P: Four.

Q: What would you do if you were the last human being on earth?

P: Publish a book.

Q: What would you do if you were the last man on earth?

P: Probably be to busy to write a book.

Q: You throw around the term "barbarians" alot. Do you mean it?

P: Sure.

Q: Define "barbarism."

P: A retreat from reason.

Q: Isn't that like hell?

P: Sure, but barbarians have better outfits.

Q: Who do support for president?

P: All of the above. Barring that, none of the above. It's really to early to care.

Q: Do you support energy independence?

P: Generally, yes. But I'm sure there's a downside to photosynthesis.

Q: What could people do to bother you?

P: Touch my wife. Shoot my dog. Break into my house. Beyond that, do as you will. Just don't ask me to pay for it.

Q: Is life the highest value?

P: No.

Q: What is?

P: Life lived freely, with choice.

Q: Libertine?

P: Mostly Augustine.

Q: What do you think of the British Sailors' release?

P: What British Sailors?

Q: What's the greatest threat to man: war, global changing, disease, flooding, warming, colding, hunger, or asteroids?

P: Ed.

Q: Could you explain?

P: No.

Q: Do you believe in life on other planets?

P: Does it matter? Life's either there or it's not. My belief changes that not one wit.

Q: Well, Phred, it looks like were up against a hard break. Great talking to you. See you next week.

P: Remember. Ed.