You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.
I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one. – John Lennon
Say what you will about Meta Zuckerberg, but at least he keeps track of our memories.
Like this nocturnal mind trip to Texas from December 19, 2012.
I had a dream last night.
A wild-eyed young man
dressed completely in black
burst into a breakfast meeting
of the NRA.
Wielding a Bowie knife,
the young man
managed to stab
and kill
a dozen gun rights advocates
before being subdued
by a waiter,
who snuck up
behind him
and smashed
the wild-eyed young man
dressed completely in black
with a glass carafe
of pulpless orange juice.
Though stricken with grief,
a NRA spokesman said,
“This proves our point.”
Immediately,
there was a call for duller knives.
Others wondered
if all breakfast meetings
should be supplied
with glass carafes.
MSNBC suggested orange juice
might not be just for breakfast.
Fox noted
God didn’t make pulpless oranges.
I awoke in a cold sweat.
Dec. 28, 2021
Updated 7:25 a.m. ET
A gunman killed four people and wounded at least three others, including a police officer, during a series of shootings in the Denver area on Monday, the police said.
The suspect, whom the authorities did not immediately identify, died during a shootout.
The authorities were seeking a motive after the shootings, which occurred across several locations in and near Denver, Colorado’s capital.
Paul M. Pazen, the Denver police chief, told reporters during a news conference: “This is the holiday season. To have this type of spree take place is not normal for our community.”