dennis scharnberg

target acquisition algorithm

For the psychic, it is more a matter of touching the photographs than looking at them.

Darla Givens,  The Mystery of Miss Pritchard.

under the influence

“Could it be,”  asked Winthrop, “that the lady says one thing and desires another?”

Timothy Swofford,  The Corpse and the Candle.

out of sight

Discrimination needs to extend no further than attitude—having the correct attitude.

Miranda Hughes,  The Sorrow in Sunlight.

out and about

First, reduce the world to a comic book.  Then, dwell.

Chalmers van Nest,  The Trivial Quadrivium. 

comfort and joy

“Yes, I am pagan,”  said Lauren.  “Thoroughly pagan.  And I expect to be admired for that.  Adored, actually.”

Leslie W. Dow,  The Murder in the Meadow.

time is limited

Wittgenstein corrected:  there is no solution because there is a problem.

Gaddis Gann,  Essays on the Pre-Socratics.

no stone unturned

June 13, 1996.  My new goal is to avoid going completely insane.  Partial insanity—that’s the ticket.

Reginald Boyington,  Dear Dreadful Diary.

deep restful sleep

A firm recommendation:  let’s redefine our terms every ten minutes.

Delbert Arbogast,  The Null Hypothesis and Other Stories.

nothing to do

Well, I do have thoughts.  Yes.  But that doesn’t mean that I believe I create them.

Tuc d’Audubert,  Into the Swirling World.

assume the position

The problem with ESP is that it is vapid.  Even when it is evident.  Even when it is effective.

Roderick Hewes,  Introduction to the World of Light.