Rand McNally Best of the Road
Author Archives: Steve Mays
Keloid
“In a not too distant future, societies of all countries come to rely on an intricate network of artificial intelligence devices designed to bring efficacy to man’s life. Yet, man continues to devour himself in useless wars. A strong political hierarchy now divides all powers into three factions, and A. I. devices rapidly gain ground as efficiency becomes a priority.”
“As social revolts grow worse everyday, authorities seek ways to control their citizens. They decide to carry out a series of tests that will determine not only whether some crucial powers can be transferred to non human entities, but also whether man is ready to yield those powers.”
“The world has become a cell for all men and women, who withstand and endure their lives, rather than living them. Machines might have found a solution.”
“From now on, you are set free.”
Your ability to imagine the future
“Your ability to imagine the future is what drives your decisions today. If your imagined future looks like a big foggy nothing, you might as well enjoy today because tomorrow is unknowable. But if you can vividly imagine your future under different scenarios, you’ll make hard choices today that will, you hope, get you to the future you imagine and want.”
— Scott Adams
San Francisco Weekend
This might be the best trip I ever took. Three days in San Francisco. Mostly in the North Beach section where I stayed in a wonderful B&B. My pal Jamie Nelson (a native) showed me around the first day and I just drifted around after that. I had been to SF before but never got far from downtown or the tourist spots. This trip was mostly spent in the neighborhood.
I think I’ve finally learned how to travel (for me): No more than 3 days on the ground; two days for getting there and back; no flight longer than 3 hours.

