Mainspring Mindshares

Tomorrow night is Halloween, our favorite holiday of the year!

In the past we can remember more than a few bizarre parties, always great fun. Back in the 80s, some accused a few of us of thinking everyday was Halloween, such was the stuff of our legends then.

But at 8:00 CST tomorrow, we'll be joining Ben Mack on a live call for a little Q&A session - one only for the brave of heart and stout of mind, (fair warning) we're told.

Dial in at 712-432-3000 and enter the bridge number, 938678, to join in - just to eavesdrop, or interact, as is your wont!

And be afraid...be very afraid! Especially, any of you faint of heart and wit por wittle pud'n' haids to wonder with...

As my brother, the comedian, used to say, "Just pull out of it! And get a life while you're at it!"

Ben's a little more than your average dude, and we hope Wes Unruh is on the call too. In fact, the more attendees of his recent Atlanta workshop on the call...the livelier it promises to be.

Poor Mark, the kids will be a-pullin' at him, but he tells us "a little orchestration may be in order this night", so we'll stay tuned for him.

Might we call that disorder, Mark? At least the kids aren't old enough to be tee-peein' houses yet, or terrorizing the neighborhood unnecessarily so!

Whether 20, 60, or 300+ are on the line just does not matter. Be there or be square, all you dilettantes, pseudo-intellectuals and raconteurs you. Take a quick trip to the darkside of life for a change...

Ben and Wes' blog links can be found on the right side of this here page...so check out what all the fuss is about. A little background check will do a body good.

If any of you hobgoblins must miss the live call, check back later in Ben's blog for the recorded repeat. Take an aspirin if you must...beforehand...and hold onto yourself, for heaven's sake.

Both Ben and Wes are into something called memes, those mysterious bits of dynamic infobites which rhyme with "genes", and act almost the same.

A fanfaronade, this is not, friends, tho we will suggest it be just short of a fare-thee-well. Okay? Let's just listen in and see...

Points scored for opening your rag-eared copy of I Ching, beforehand, if you can even find it. Close those winkers...stab one wittle finner on any opened page...now open.

There now. Feel enlightened?

As it relates to the evolution of our common sick human condition, and especially as it relates to why it is the world oft times seems so ****ed up, here's an ideal opportunity to gain some insight into how to make things all better - starting with a little brain candy.

Trick or treat? Open up, please! (Rhetoric need not be implied when the end-game is all about mischief...and good clean fun!)

It's that real estate between our ears again - calling for some attention - tomorrow night, kids.

See ya there...or here...oh, hell...whatever!