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b"Under the Bed - a 100 word story\\n\\n\\n\\nThere was never any doubt. Conviction, it's a strange thing. You end up confusing what is real, with what you believe to be real. That's why I am convinced the little green creature under my bed is real, you see. I know you don't believe me. No one else does. It's fine. You don't have to believe me. See for yourself. Just, don't say I didn't warn you when they find you tomorrow, mutilated, deformed, and half dead. I have to feed it you know. If I don't, it would turn on me. We can't let that happen, can we?\\n\\n\\n\\n-----\\n\\n\\n\\nHi there and thanks for stopping by. I\\u2019m Guy, and you\\u2019re listening to my surreal sketchbook of reality.\\n\\n\\n\\n-----\\n\\n\\n\\nEpisode 27, Little Green Creature\\n\\n\\n\\nThere are two main classes of opposites, one that is position-based and another that is based on essence and definition. This episode Is a semi-philosophical look at opposites. I\\u2019m not a professional philosopher by any means and my approach can be quite absurd, illogical, and not at all that serious, so - you've been warned. Do not take this podcast too seriously. If you tend to take things too seriously, this might not be the podcast for you. Seriously. I mean it. Find another podcast to listen to.\\n\\n\\n\\nYou\\u2019re still here? Good. Let\\u2019s talk about opposites. Position. A line connects two dots. Those dots are on opposite sides of the line. They are opposites because of their position on opposite sides of a line. Let\\u2019s say we take the line, curve it, bend it until the two dots connect and the line is closed into a shape. Those are the same two dots, but they are not opposites anymore. The condition of the dots and the line changes, negating the oppositeness of the dots. This example shows us that positional opposites don\\u2019t always stay opposites.\\n\\n\\n\\nLet\\u2019s say we are sitting on opposite sides of a very long table. Our position is opposite each other. Now, let\\u2019s say that the table is slowly growing in size. Since the earth is round, our table slowly curves until one end reaches so close to the other that we end up sitting back to back. We changed our position so we are no longer facing each other. We are no longer opposite. Position based opposites are fragile and can break as the position of opposite components changes. For example, I can get up and leave the room where the table is, then I won\\u2019t be opposite you anymore. I\\u2019ll be somewhere else. Let me just check for a minute if I\\u2019m here or there. I\\u2019ll be right back.\\n\\n\\n\\n-----\\n\\n\\n\\nOrthodocile - a 100 word story\\n\\n\\n\\nThere was a sound, unlike thunder but resembling it. Something was approaching very fast. Something big. I knew it was a dead-end. I couldn't turn back. In the minimal lights, I could barely make up the walls, tunnels, and watery floor. I concentrated. Being a being of light, I glowed, painting the tunnel in green and yellow. There it was, a huge Orthodocile, all teeth, horns, and thick hides. I quickly integrated myself into the water, leaving substance behind, becoming pure light. The Orthodocile passed me, reached a dead end, and turned back. Predator problem averted, at least for now.\\n\\n\\n\\n-----\\n\\n\\n\\nWelcome back. When we get to opposites that are based on essence and definition, every opposite might hold the seed of it\\u2019s opposite and nothing is exactly what it seems. Take black and white for example. They are considered the absolute opposites in color theory, but if you examine them closely, you\\u2019ll find that there is no absolute white, and there is no absolute black. You can always find a lighter white or a darker black. In truth, all whites and blacks are different shades of gray, and gray is a mixture of black and white. In that way, white holds the seed of black inside it and black holds the seed of white.\\n\\n\\n\\nFinding the opposite of something depends on how you define it and how you perceive its essence. It also depends on what \\u201can opposite\\u201d really means to you. While definition is determined by the solid qualities of something such as shape and color, essence can sometime"