Part 1 - What Is A Dream Anyway?

My whole life has been plagued by the rational. When I was younger people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, as adults are wont to do when trying to negotiate conversation with a child. I, of course, would throw out whatever my child brain thought was cool, no matter how far fetched. I'd want to dig up dinosaur bones, be an astronaut, be a fireman so I can drive the big truck and use…