684
Vacations seem to be a thing of the past.
Yes, but they were nice while they lasted.
685
When did you finally figure out there was no difference between them?
When it came time to vote.
686
How often do you stumble upon the truth?
Every time it gets in front of me.
687
When the Sons of God met, what was their usual topic of discussion?
For a while it was the almond crop on the asteroids.
688
Romeo and Juliet were star-crossed lovers.
Only in someone else's imagination.
689
Would you say you used your better judgment?
The fewer the alternatives, the better chance of that happening.
690
Are there any particular noises that you listen for?
There's only one noise and that's the sound of time churning forward.
691
Leaving seems like a good idea.
Only if the place you're going to is better than this one.
692
What's the allure of a white picket fence?
Its proximity to a mythological past.
693
How do you make each day better than the day before?
You don't.
694
How do you stay intellectually consistent?
I hope I don't.
695
Do you think the grass will grow this summer?
It should. It doesn't have anything else to do.
696
You have to respect weeds.
Why?
They've conquered nature.
697
Where have your studies taken you?
One floor above this one.
So you're making progress?
Too early to tell.
698
So the automobile replaced the horse. What will replace the automobile?
The horse.
699
Will we still be friends tomorrow?
Don't be too sure about today.
700
You talk too much.
Well, I was just trying to give away the store.
701
Is there an elephant in the room?
Is that what that big, gray thing is?
No, that's a file cabinet.
702
Is it all just a numbers game?
Odds are it is.
703
Every dog has its day.
How about the dogs of war?
704
What value is a flag that's not flying in the breeze?
The potential to do so?
705
Every moment counts.
You wish.
706
We may try to be alone, but it's really not possible.
Should we quit trying?
I suppose it's the decent thing to do.
707
America would have an identity crisis without ballfields.
Even when swimming in weeds, they're still beautiful.
708
What if an asteroid were to crash into our world?
Better than us crashing into it.
709
Do you usually take the proverbial high road?
Sometimes I take the low road when I want a change of scenery.
710
Do you shave every day?
I do in spirit.
711
I understand meetings are outlawed in the 22nd Century.
Yes, and it was about time.
712
Are we making a difference?
I doubt it.
Do we keep trying?
That's up to the Big Guy.
713
Is backup documentation always necessary?
Only if you want credit for what happens.
714
Your rain is not my rain.
That's true. I've seen it rain for forty days and forty nights.
And live to talk about it?
I'm here, aren't I?
GO to UNIt XXXI
