Great analogy/summary of the situation from THE AUTOMATIC EARTH If you go to the racetrack and bet on a horse, you receive a piece of paper that confirms the bet you made. There are many different varities of bets possible; for now, let’s say you simply bet on one specific horse to win the race. […]
Today, my one goal is simple: to count to ten. I need to count every time a child talks back, or pounces on a sibling, or grabs a dog’s tail and yanks. I need to count when another driver cuts me off, or a box of cereal gets spilled on the floor, or when confronted […]
I was going along, minding my own business, and I read a post over at Interstellar Adventures that certainly made me stop and think. No, I’m not like the guy in her post, but I do have a, shall we say, quick temper. This wasn’t always the case, but it is nowadays. I get short […]