It appears we are about to be blasted by the first serious winter storm of the season here in the Outer Cape – a potent nor’easter that’s undergoing “bombogenesis” as I write. The current predictions have us getting about two feet of snow between now and Sunday morning, with howling winds. I hope the power stays on.
I haven’t had much to write about for the past few days, but I did notice a depressing item somewhere online recently: apparently Superman is now gay, or at least bisexual. How utterly dreary and predictable — not to mention, for anyone my age, sort of icky. (Can I say that? Well, I said it anyway.)
Regardless of orientation, though, the very idea of Superman having sex with humans is problematic — and running across this gloomy “news” item reminded me, across the years, that back in 1971 the author Larry Niven had taken a brief look at just why jumping into the sack with the Man of Steel would not end well.
Learn more here. (The article considers a union between Superman and a human woman, which is all that would have been imaginable in those long-ago days, but even under this new arrangement I’m sure some difficulties would arise nevertheless.)
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So much for “truth justice and the American way”. I guess this more foppish super—insert necessary pronouns— is interested in but careful with cervix equipped—insert necessary pronouns.
I predict a box office bomb.
Hope you’re all prepared for the winter onslaught Malcolm, which probably won’t be terribly pleasant. Wishing you the best.
Thanks – the power’s now out, but we should be ok…. quite a storm, I have to say!