Notes From A Burning House

For a little while now I have been working on an invention I think will be most useful to the C.I.A..  It is my wish to contribute to the culture of surveillance, which you all know I support wholeheartedly. 

It’s a bow-tie camera that takes high-resolution pictures, then you flick a small switch in back and the bow detaches and flies away like a butterfly, both camera and its digitally-stored images intact, to wherever you program it to fly.  This comes in handy when there is a real danger of being apprehended.  James Bond wishes he had one.

For help with the design, I approached Mr. Bill Kenerson, the founder and President of Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont, and a solid Republican.  When I visited the site and enthusiastically presented my idea, Mr. Kenerson arranged an appointment for me to speak with the local Chief of police about it.  That’s what he told me, anyway.  He even arranged for the police to come and give me a ride to headquarters.  Unfortunately, upon arrival, there was some confusion about why I was there and the Chief was unavailable to meet me.  Undeterred, I presented my idea to the highest ranking officer in the room.  He and his colleagues seemed very impressed and offered me a place to stay overnight.  We also played a fun game that involved blowing up balloons. 

Mr. Kenerson is very busy and never got back to me. For the time being, I press on alone with my design.  It is hard to get a callback from anyone in Washington.  If Raj Peter Bhakta wins a Congressional seat in Pennsylvania, he could open a door for me. 

Any other ideas?  Anyone?  Open forum here…

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