A man seated behind us during the fuel dump had some familiarity with aircraft, and noted that the pilot was not banking as he made turns, meaning that one of the flaps on one of the wings was not working. He said this might be critical in landing in Minneapolis, as the pilot would ...
“Thirteen is power. Thirteen is upheaval. Thirteen is change. Thirteen is rebirth. Are you a fan of numerology, Piper?” I didn’t bother correcting him on my name this time. “I’m familiar with the concept, yes.” A few strands of my dark hair fell out of the bun at my neck,...
“This [year 2000 hysteria] was no better than primitive numerology: in fact it was slightly worse in that 2000 was only a number of Christian calendars and even the stoutest defenders of the Bible story now admit that if Jesus were ever born it wasn’t until at least AD 4.” (pp 59...