… those Ospreys sure are strange, aren’t they?….. no wonder you can’t concentrate!….

That sure is a big fish it has in its talons. I’ll bet it has awesome bo-staff skills.

I think the term more appropriate to your condition is called, “vapor lock”.

Doesn’t happen on newer models, of course, what with electronic ignition, but the old conventionally aspirated models would experience this in the heat of being overworked.

Vapor lock. Heh. Very good. I think that is what I’ve got.

And those Ospreys are strange looking creatures. I have to admit that from time to time as I was being buzzed I feared for a catastrophic failure and crash… But I comforted myself by thinking that it is unlikely that the Marines would be testing their planes over populated areas if they didn’t have a good feeling about safety.

A couple of summers ago a lone Osprey made daily round-trips over our mountain. An impressive piece of machinery.

This loyal minion is further gone than vapor lock. He is totally out of gas. It is like it all looks the same. I can’t find the energy to rise the inanities of any politician, and even matters of principle seem to be not worth commenting on. It’s like it is all the same grey haze. I have some major essays partly finished that I cannot find the motivation to complete. Maybe it is the time of year.