tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post3371115992871097324..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Today In . . . HISTORY!!!Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-73873391856681189262013-05-12T10:43:20.971-07:002013-05-12T10:43:20.971-07:00Somewhere out there, Michael, there is the ghost o...Somewhere out there, Michael, there is the ghost of a sweet little prokaryote who was the first living organism on earth, and is now weeping silently because she was the ultimate ancestor of that first fish -- and thus our ur-mother. Also our ur-father, but (s)he gets ignored on Father's Day, as well ... and, hence, lonely and forgotten, she weeps.--Mario R. (trying to keep a straight face)JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.com