April 24, 2019
1:13 p.m.

The house is so quiet! All I can hear is the television and the dishwasher. Mom, Dad and Molly are napping in front of the idiot box. I should be doing laundry, but I'm not. Obviously.

Tomorrow.

Anyway, HELLO!!

I'm presently sort or semi-working on a science fiction piece, and for some reason, it's making me over-think Gilligan's Island!

What is it about that show, anyway? It was fun. It was super dumb, but that made it fun. And at the same time, it was super smart, which also made it fun.

Think about it. Seven people, every week. The occasional guest star, but mostly just those same seven people. How much can you do with that? And yet, in my opinion, there was not a single bad episode. We watched the reruns over and over, and it never got old. There are times, to this day, when I will hum music from the series while doing certain tasks, because it amuses me.

Anyway, the science thing is what I was getting at. If you give the series any serious thought, you have to realize that the writers had to have done a little scientific research into the little experiments and inventions the Professor did on that island. Pennies, seawater and coconuts to recharge batteries for the transistor radio--that's do-able.

Using a stationary bike to generate enough energy to power a drill and give Gilligan a tooth filling--also plausible. I've seen people do that to run their blenders and make their smoothies--exercise and eat right all in the comfort of your own kitchen, while also saving money on your energy bills!

Shoot, he even taught us all the importance of vitamin C in our diets. If not for the Professor, everyone on that island would have died.

Even as a kid, it struck me that the Howells were basically useless, in spite of being so wealthy. In a situation like that, money means nothing. Still, in spite of that, they considered themselves above all the others.

Ginger, too, was useless. Yeah, she was a pretty face, but as I pointed out the other day, unless she was willing to divide her affections between the Professor and Skipper, she didn't contribute much to the group.

Mary Ann at least could cook, and was willing to put in a good day's work. Skipper and Gilligan were also hard workers.

But they all would have been dead if not for the Professor.

My conclusion? Science saves lives. Money and beauty, in a survival situation, have no value.

What am I going to do with the marvelous epiphany? Heck if I know. I'm not a scientist!

Just kidding. I'm not a scientist, but I can do a little research and see if I can fit some Professor skills into my story. Why not?

By the way, if you're at all interested, you can see reruns of Gilligan's Island on MEtv.

 Gilligan's Island on MEtv
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Well, the day is passing, and I should probably get it in gear and plan some dinner for my parents.

I've eaten real food the last few days, and it hasn't sent me running to the doctor, but I don't feel all that great today, so back to the smoothies and Jell-O and juice. It's funny, I mostly don't even feel hungry these days. I haven't dropped dead, so I guess I'm doing all right on liquids.

I'm so boring.
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