Once again, I have been blessed.

I have received another mail from SuperShadow.

Hello Grandad

Howya Shadow, my old friend!

One again, at quarters end, I have managed to trawl through your recent posts, and true to form you have once again excelled at disappointing me.

Sorry about that but you have to admit I am consistent?

For a change, I decided to  read some of the comment sections of some of your posts as well. A recurring theme of your contributors is one of data driven paranoia, distrust of establishment and authority  – a roundup of misguided consensus in harmony with the extreme views expressed on your web site.

I'm glad you read the comments – they are often the best bits. 

I'm not sure quite what you mean by "data driven paranoia", but you are spot on about the distrust of "establishment and authority".  In fact I would go one step further and call it a total rejection of "establishment and authority".  And I take it that the consensus is misguided simply because you don't agree with it?

In short grandad, Your Web site has become a rallying cry for malcontents of all persuasions.

I would be flattered and honoured to think so?

In this Regard I truly believe the Authorities would have justification talking you site offline for security reasons.

Aha!  But "the authorities" don't have the power.  I would be over the moon if they tried though as it would mean they are taking me seriously.

YET YOU ARE ALLOWED STRUT AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE LIKE YOUR COCK OF THE NORTH.

Could you leave my cock out of this, please?

Your problem as always, is that you lack true goal-driven passion. Without passion you cannot have dedication. and you can have neither without sacrifice.

I can be quite passionate at times.  Just ask Herself.

I will give you an  example of all of the above with reference to yours truly.

between 1977 and 2005 there were 6 star wars films made. Every 2 days My friends and I watch the entire series from start to finish. Thats 12 hours -.thats dedication.thats passion.

I camped for a week outside the local cinema here when the phantom menace was release in 1999 to be the first in the door. Then i watched it the next day and for the entire run. even putting my job at risk.

Thats sacrifice.

No it's not.  That's obsession, if I even believed you.  You say you spend half your life watching the same old films time and time again, and you think that is normal?  You think that is dedication?  Those nice men in those nice white coats would have a word or two for that all right.

You actually admitted something important there.  You said that the Star Wars was a film.  Correct.  It is the enactment of a fantasy by actors and it's all makey uppy.  It never happened.  It is fiction, and not particularly excellent fiction at that.  I just hope you never watch The Lord of the Rings.

I have even written to the South Carolina doner registry, that in the event of my death all my organs are are to be given proirity one to george lucas – if his health should so fail at around the same time.

thats sacrifice.

I can guess where that letter ended up!

Incidentally, it's hardly a sacrifice if you're dead?  Now, if you donated your organs when you were still alive………….

You ridicule groupthink. Yet those who think alone betray the group.

Thats selfishness.

Groupthink is for the mindless herds.  I willingly "betray" them.  That's my goal driven passion.

What  have you to show for your life? the collective value of all the Star Wars memorabilia in my house is probably more than the value of all the cars you ever owned. Put that in your electronic pipe and smoke it.

Sadly I don't measure my life's achievements in monetary value.  I have a beautiful daughter and three beautiful grandchildren which are worth more to me than any old plastic "memorabilia" tat.  Wrap that around your lightsaber and wiggle it.

And how dare you sir dismiss the normalisation of drunkenness in world society. If everyone was a star wars fan there would not be drunkenness. Star wars fans dont drink or smoke generally. They have better things to be doing with there time.

Did I say I wanted to normalise drunkenness?  I can think of worse things to normalise.  And if everyone around me was a Star Wars fan, I would have to be in a permanent state of inebriation to the point of oblivion. 

Remember grandad you can change even at this late stage. just imagine it. George lucas once said you cannot change you or something unless you imagine it.

IMAGINATION

I think there is a typo in there somewhere [a worse one than usual, that is] as that doesn't make sense. 

You are very keen to change me, but I'm not sure what you want to change me into.  A Star Wars fan?  A mindless drone meekly obeying "the authorities"?  A donor of my organs for George Lucas?

So just for one minute imagine you are your fellow irish man – duncan stewart . Just for one minute imagine what smoking does to your lungs. just for one minute IMAGINE what that needless trip to town is doing to the planet.

Now you're just trying to wind me up by mentioning Duncan Stewart.  Won't work.

I have more insidious things affecting my lungs than pipe-smoke, such as radiation from fallout, and exhaust fumes.  And the planet couldn't give a flying fuck if I spent my entire day driving back and forth to the village.  It's bigger than that.

Try those above mental exercises grandad and they may lead you to that immaculate reality.

Imagining that I am Duncan Stewart is far more likely to drive me insane. 

I'm a bit confused again.  You live your life dedicated to a fictional film and you want me to achieve immaculate reality?  Do you not see the small contradiction here?

by the force

Supershadow

by any means

Grandad