aliferous

                                           i got plenty of gripes with the old man                         his self-righteous narcissism, his “my way or the high-way” quirk                              i gotta hand it to him, he had a couple great seconds                                             when he banged out the universe.                              guy had creative chops. and optimism. i’ll give him that.                                 and despite his pissniess and massive lack of irony,                he did give mankind a good turn at bat, and a chance to live in paradise.                                              he ruled. he smot. he parted waters.                             worshiped by creatures who made god in their image.                                                 and then, he got disappointed.                                                           or worse, bored.                                                    picked up all his toys and…