Exercises in Utility, Futility - A Prequel: In an Around the/your House

Defining Moments, Terms, Limits:

- Prequel: a story or movie covering events that precede those of an existing work, as in...

"I'm not gonna stand for this, for you taking such a strong stand...if you don't start to listen, you're gonna be in big trouble...there's gonna be hell to pay...I'm gonna hold you in contempt...you're gonna lose all your privileges...now, just get outta my face...go to your room!" Or, as in...

"The House voted to hold Mr. X in contempt...he defied...for his role in the attack, assault, insult...the principles of persecution...he refused to comply...power of inquiry...all hell is going to break loose...he has made it clear where his loyalties lie...acting in defiance...we'll at least have to censure him; if not..." Or, as in... 

"A newly appointed senator who fights against a corrupt political system...his idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption...but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character..." IMDb "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (A classic, a fan favorite, 96% Rotten Tomatoes, 1939)

Exercise in Futility - A course of action doomed to be futile (doing the same thing countless others have done or you, yourself have tried, without much results, at least those desirable) 

Exercise in Utility - Strategies which lead to people being heard, being able to finish a sentence/statement without interruption, being able to express themselves or, as in...

"The Role of Public Health" : effective emergency preparedness requires, among other things, drills and exercises of various types to test preparedness (4-11-12)

From Precambrian (the earliest time in the earth's history, the time that our cerebral cortex can be traced back to, when children first tried to get away with stuff, no matter how many times they got busted...to our current Phanerozoic (aka 'Fan Zone-ic'), which covers 541 million (give or take) years to the present, years during which kids (small and big) continued to act out in defiance, to take stands that may get them a super time out...the power struggle continues...on into the next post...


 





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