"I'm Working On That!"...The Joys And Trials Of Innovation

“We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” -- Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-founder

Perseverance.  Many days, it can be a slog, just putting one foot in front of the other, keep moving the pile forward, getting from idea to reality.

But, it is a labor of love; don't misunderstand, I'm not complaining. So, I have been using the quip, "I'm working on that!", meaning it is still ongoing, I haven't given (nor will I).

One notable use of that phrase was from Dr. Stephen Hawking:

At the beginning of a 1993 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Data is seen playing poker with holographic depictions of Stephen Hawking, Sir Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein.

Hawking portrayed his own hologram for this episode, making him the only guest in any Star Trek series to play himself. When taking a tour of the set, he paused at the warp drive engine, smiled, and said, "I'm working on that."

I'm working on that. Indeed.

When I see books with titles such as:

Flying Cars: The Extraordinary History Of Cars Designed For Tomorrow's World, Patrick J. Gyger

 

 

Popular Mechanics The Wonderful Future That Never Was: Flying Cars, Mail Delivery By Parachute, And Other Predictions, Gregory Benford

 

 

 

Your Flying Car Awaits: Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, And Other Dead-Wrong Predictions Of The Twentieth Century, Paul Milo

We're aren't there yet. But, I get up every day and say to myself: "Another day closer!" I want a flying car as much as the rest of you. Trust me when I say...

I'm working on that!

 [A Thomas Clarke endeavor]