Otter

This otter couldn’t sleep until he finished fact-checking “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac

Now here you go again, you say

You want your freedom

[True. Freedom is something all otters want]

Well who am I to keep you down

It’s only right that you should

Play the way you feel it

[True. Play is very important and should not be stopped by anyone]

But listen carefully to the sound

Of your loneliness

[False. Loneliness has no sound]

Like a heartbeat drives you mad

In the stillness of remembering what you had

And what you lost, and what you had, and what you lost

[False.  Despite the accuracy of one’s memory, one’s heartbeat cannot cause insanity.]

Thunder only happens when it’s raining

[False. Thunder happens when there is lighting. Lightning does not require rain.]

Players only love you when they’re playing

[False. While common, there have documented evidence of love regardless of the game being played]

Say women they will come and they will go

[True. In the grand fullness of time, we will all go]

When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know, you’ll know

[False. You will know that you are wet. Knowing whether one is clean requires more than mere rain]

Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions

I keep my visions to myself, it’s only me

[False. Visions have been shared in many of Fleetwood Mac’s songs ]

Who wants to wrap around your dreams and,

Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?

[Possibly true. Selling dreams is possible, though they are usually converted into other forms first, such as novels, plays, or movies.]

Dreams of loneliness,

[Possibly true, but unlikely to sell at a reasonably high price]

(Chorus repeats)

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

California

No idea which city this is. It’s east of L.A., but then again, many cities are.

Still, I think it’s a neat view.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.

Red Fox

“Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.”

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.