Nimitz Class

i am listening to a book on tape called Nimitz Class by Patrick Robinson

Nimitz class refers to nuclear powered aircraft carriers

the book is copyright 1997 but the setting of the plot is 2002

sooo / it was written years before IX/XI and therefore there is no mention or reference to the attack on the World Trade Center

in the story the BIGGEST AND BESTEST aircraft carrier is vaporized with several of its support war ships (like destroyers, frigates and so on) seriously damaged

first impressions are that the explosion must be an accident with the nuclear weapons carried by the aircraft carrier inasmuch as no other cause can be imagined

~~~~~interruptus buptus~~~~~~~

okay i have a problem with being interrupted in mid-flow and my unlimited reserve of self-importance kicks in

once upon a time i used interruptions as great leaps forward / the interrupter was my toddler grandkid who was in my charge at a time that coincided with intense creative activity / every interruption by him was a gift / i made it so / of course

i would stop in my work for varying lengths of time to devote myself to him and when i came back to pick up where i left off there was often a jolt of new perspective / seeing where i was and where i was going as fresh and new

once upon a time i had fabulous concentration / i was able to create a character for acting in the theatre and hold true to this creation during hours of performance no matter what sights sounds or smells came into play / once time, indeed, someone sitting in the first row (arena type staging) translated my every line into italian for his companion / i faltered not

and i do recall that with a big smile

once upon a time i did some of my most satisfying writing at a small desk in our very busy dining room or standing on street corners scribbling on a Rhodia tablet

(ps / googled up Rhodia / they had an ad at Talking Points Memo in the last year / i loved their tablets when i lived in R ome)

oh well okay / cut to the chase

coming soon to a blog near you : quick review of Nimitz Class