Author’s Cautionary Note: This Blogbook entry is not intended for everyone. Being quite frank, this particular entry isn’t even for every person who regularly reads and ordinarily enjoys what we have to say. Today's post is an altogether fictionalized short story that is considerably longer, decidedly more far-flung, and, admittedly, more allegorical than any other one of our entries have been to date.

Why is it that certain people are controversial for no other reason than being controversial? Don’t get me wrong; I am not suggesting that controversy and being controversial, or having controversial ideas are necessarily harmful. In fact, throughout the history of the World, a great many extraordinary things have come out of controversy, and we have no doubt been utterly enlightened by a rich abundance of controversial figures with their seemingly overblown and radical ideas. From where I sit, being controversial is OK provided it is with a benevolent purpose and is effected without overstepping, much less trampling over, the outer boundary of decency. Much the same with controversy provided it leads us to discourse and resolution. But being controversial without purpose? What is the objective if this is the end sought? This seems to be the path chosen by the egomaniacal among us, those trapped by the cult of celebrity or celebrity-ism, or those locked in a never-ending search for their fifteen minutes of infamy. Point made? I hope so.

Preface: I have a confession to make, I love music, not all of it by any stretch of the imagination mind you, but my love of music crosses many genres and styles and covers music made over many centuries. The second part of my confession is that I love music more than I do writing. The third is that listening to music while writing makes me a better writer; at least I perceive that it does. With this particular Blogbook entry, the thought crossed my mind to share with you the piece of music I have been listening to almost exclusively throughout my writing process. I suggest listening to the music selection I have provided while you are reading this entry; consider this particular song to be the soundtrack to my writing, and to your reading. For this reason, the link to the song I have selected does not come with visual accompaniment.