A while ago, I was listening to an episode of This American Life that talked about dreams, specifically about how boring it is when a person is subjected to the recounting of another’s sleepy-time imaginings.

It reminded me of a dream I had that has stuck with me for years, and that I felt might possibly be worth sharing.

So, here’s my dumb dream that you hopefully don’t find boring:

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A friend of mine has purchased a biplane. According to the logic of dreams, there was no preamble or lead-u...