The Book of the Shadows

I had no plans for doing anything like a top ten list or top whatever list of the best whatever of the year. But when I saw this news story, I just had to do at least this much.

We all know that art imitates life. The great portraits, frescos, plays, screenplays, songs… many are based on the events and scenes of real life. It is actually fairly often that life imitates art too, wherein the things imagined by others in the pages of books or on the silver screen eventually become reality. The internet is probably the most prevalent example, and the appearance of the Smart Watch portends to possibly ascend to similar levels if afforded the right technological advancements.