I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep.

With the recent song, character in Disney's latest movie...and, well, memories of Joss Whedon's canceled shows due to the fact that he has lost yet another great show...I decided to take a break from the regular discussion and think just whatever happened to fireflies. The last time I saw one was in my childhood and I've been in the country many times since then. Are they mysterious child-centric similar to Santa Clause and tend to disappear when we get older? Has there been a mass extinction event worthy of a movie? Or has big business covertly harvested the lightning bugs to mass produce a cheaper glo-stick?

This line of thinking has also brought up another matter: Are there children that have never seen these wonderful creatures? It is sad to think that there might be children or even adults who have never experienced a right of passage in seeing these insects. Running around at night discovering these strange bugs who glow, when we now well enough in our childlike mind that that isn't normal for bugs to light themselves. Then you could collect a few in a jar and use it as a small flashing flashlight. I recall it being fascinating that a bug could become a beacon in the night. It is sad to think, but maybe there are people who have heard of this mysterious creature but have never seen one and associate them with the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot...which leads me to wonder if there are young adults who have ever heard of these creatures at all? Again, I recall the feelings of interest when I discovered these strange creatures and how people claim that they do not exist but others have circumstantial evidence proving otherwise. These stories then lead me to find interest in other creatures and places of lore: The Chupacabra, crop circles, the Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, the Mars face. It was fun finding information on these things and seeing how people react, positively and negatively, to those mysteries of the unknown. Maybe some are true...who knows. It is fun to believe in the possibilities.

Belief is a powerful tool...but how many people could convince that a bug could glow in the dark if they have never seen one do so?