Quetzalcoatl's Return

It's never too early to celebrate the return of Quetzalcoatl.

Once I couldn't even pronounce Quetzalcoatl, but here it's 2009 already and it won't be long now before he makes his grand reappearance. I'm assuming it will be grand anyway, because with a name like that you can't just step off a commercial jetliner and expect to see a guy holding up a sign in the lobby. I don't think it would be much better over the public-address system, either. It's a tough name.

Depending on what you read, Quetzalcoatl will be sullen and angry, or full of lighthearted cheer and ready for a good game of Chess. If you're like me, the idea of watching two people play Chess isn't high on the list of entertaining pastimes, but it might be different if Quetzalcoatl is on one side of the board. I think he'll bring a certain lightheartedness to the game, unless he's in a bad mood. I've seen poor Chess sportsmanship before, and it isn't the sort of thing you'd want your kids to witness.

In the meantime, I think it would be a good idea to brush up on my French. By 2012, I want to be able to have an intelligent conversation with Quetzalcoatl if I see him on the street.



  1. I'm not sure how brushing up on your French will help you have an intelligent conversation...but I guess a bird-feathered snake god who creates new civilizations of men with blood from his penis could probably speak French, and Chinese, etc. Chess is such a stuffy game, how about you challenge him and his fellow gods to a round of Pictionary?

  2. I'm glad you pointed out the French thing. Shows you're sane and thinking.

    I think Quetzalcoatl and his godfellows would be sore losers, so no Pictionary for me thank you very much.