But, dear Desmond, what happens when those streets aren't busy"like, say, during the worst blackout in U.S. history?
We may have eyes only for those we know, but what about when it's too shadowy to tell the difference?
With our vision impaired enough to create the illusion of intimacy and our vaunted technology no longer at our overworked fingertips, this urban caveman got a taste of a different life and a potentially different culture.
Sure, things returned to "normal" by the next day, but the experience left some of us wondering just what "normal" means.
The last time Mars got this close to Earth was 60,000 years ago"an age when stars were easy to find and one could cause a blackout by simply dousing the fire.
In a mere 280 or so years, the extraterrestrial lady in red will once again be 34,646,418.5 miles away. I wonder what kind (if any) of earthly human culture will be there to greet her.
Until the laws are changed or the power runs out, Mickey Z. can be found on the Web at http://www.mickeyz.net.
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