Combed and Curried Navel-Lint

So, made it to work. Brain not here, though; still mulling over Empire.

Empires are unstable; they cannot not die. But that applies to us, too. A free society is based on more tree-like life, and doesn't have to die. Is this a good thing, or must social life imitate individual life at a higher level?

And will it do a better job of handling dying than we do at an individual level?

frantically busy day at work and another one up for tomorrow. Wired, but need to calm down and sleep now. Life is improving, which is good.