The Interrelatedness Of All Things

In my efforts to affect how events unfold in China I've been killing a lot of butterflies lately. I don't mean to kill them. I simply catch them and make them flap their wings, but they almost invariably end up dying. I'm not really attempting to influence Chinese situations in a particular direction at this point. I just want to see if there's any potential for making a difference.

The Worm Is Very Busy

The Worm remains in its latibule, not in hibernation or repose but squirming, conscious and hungry. It coils forth from its own rotting corpse and then turns back toward the fleshy, dead womb from which it sprang. It twists into its putrefying meat until nothing but digested filth is left of that meat, and then it consumes the filth in order to sustain itself in the squalid privacy of its pit. It waits in vain for the morsels of others, something new on which to feed, but no scraps fall down into The Worm’s lonely lair.

Apparently nobody wants to share. Apparently no one needs advice. I guess everybody’s got their problems all figured out.

But whatevs. The Worm doesn’t care. It’s got troubles of its own to deal with. Plus, it’s been meaning to spend more time on itself lately anyway…take some yoga classes or Pilates, go to farmers’ markets, maybe get a juicer. It’s not like The Worm’s sitting around checking its in-box to see if you need help. The Worm’s schedule is quite full as it is, thank you very much. There’s plenty enough on that plate already, that’s for sure.

Maybe if you need some advice you should go ask Dan Savage. He’s always got something interesting to say. He’s a genuine font of wisdom, that Dan Savage. Yes, sir, he's probably got a whole team of assistants just to help him sort through all his mail. Oh, he’s heavy traffic alright, a real go-to guy, Mr. Dan Savage…maybe you should ask him.

Someday, though, you're going to have questions and difficulties that aren’t of a sexual nature. Someday Dan Savage is going to be completely stumped, and then…well, let's just say I wouldn't necessarily assume you can just come crawling to The Worm’s hole for help. (I mean, you can ask. It’s not like there’s any harm in asking, so you might as well ask. You should definitely ask. But I wouldn’t expect The Worm to get back to you right away – at least, not immediately. Probably soon, though. Maybe a couple of days, something like that. I suppose that if you were to label your inquiry as being urgent then I'm guessing The Worm’d probably be able to turn it around in a day or so…but you know what? The Worm really isn’t making any guarantees right now. It’s got a lot of priorities at the moment. There’s a ton of stuff going on these days, and you’re not necessarily at the top of the list. So, you know…whatever. I imagine The Worm will just have to get to your issue whenever The Worm can get to your issue, that’s all. Like I said, it’s been very busy lately. Things have been super hectic.)