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A bit of philosophy
I have not forgotten that story (for the record, it will be called 41° 59' , -71° 31', rising). I've started it. But it's not going to be done tonight.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.
I don't know if this is going to be worth posting, but I was with Teri in the car today and I put something into words in a way that I hadn't before. Teri didn't think it was a great insight, and I suppose it wasn't. Still, it intrigued me.
What I said was this: Basically, it makes sense to try new things in life. Because if you try something new and you hate it, you won't do it again; you'll have had one bad experience, and that's it. But if you like it, you can do it again and again, for the rest of your life.
So even if you don't like nine out of ten of the new things that you try, in the end you'll come out way ahead.
Of course, that doesn't mean you should try stuff that's likely to get you killed.
Actually, I was mostly thinking of food when I came up with this. And if anyone who knows me well is reading this - particularly any of my family - they're probably either staring in disbelief at the screen, wondering who the hell wrote this, or they're laughing.