With the sad passing of prolific blogger, Fortean researcher and futurist Mac Tonnies, we take a trip back to May of 2008 when I had the opportunity to interview Mac regarding a variety of subjects. I was always impressed by his intellect and responses, as well as his personable, down to earth nature. I found Mac to be an inspiring figure with some very unique viewpoints, so I share with you our discussion and the hopes that you'll visit his exellent blog http://posthumanblues.blogspot.com/ to help keep his memory and research alive for a long time to come. Neither a believer or debunker in the myriad topics of high strangeness he frequently covered, his presence will be missed.
Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon: An Interview W/ Mac Tonnies of ‘Posthuman Blues’
MAD - www.upsidebackwards.info
5/8/08
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.”
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.”
~Wayne Dyer
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-MAD: Mac, it’s terrific to speak with you as I’ve been a fan of your mind expanding blog POSTHUMAN BLUES for awhile now, so thanks for taking the time. The site has been updated, almost daily for 5 years now, covering a wide variety of subjects (mostly related to different areas of Science, UFOlogy, or futurism). Why did you decide to dedicate yourself to such material, what keeps you inspired, and how did your interest in these subjects initially begin?
-MAC: I never consciously decided what subjects I would cover; Posthuman Blues began as an experiment, as I didn't really know if I’d take to blogging or not. Specifically, I didn't think my life was interesting enough to warrant a Web presence -- and, frankly, it probably isn't. But I quickly found myself using Posthuman Blues as a holding pen for ideas. I even wrote a portion of my Mars book online. Five years later, it's kind of fun to look back on. It's taken on a double-role as diary and time capsule.
