Bear with me. It’s the value of how powerful a new perspective can be. There’s a Cohen brothers movie I really like called A Serious Man. It’s very funny but has a weighty undertone to it. The main character is trying to figure out his life and what things mean. He is Jewish and hopes that his faith can provide some answers. He makes an appointment with a wise and prominent Rabbi but at the last minute the Rabbi is unavailable and he sees a younger, junior Rabbi instead. He’s taken into his small office with one window that looks over a parking lot. As he explains his plight to the Rabbi the Rabbi suggests that, rather than faith providing an answer, it’s his perspective that needs to change. The Rabbi looks out the window at the very plain, ordinary, and normal parking lot that no one would give a second thought about and asks him to imagine a visitor, someone who isn’t familiar with parking lots, that when seeing something nearly all of us wouldn’t give a second thought about, sees something new and magical and wonderous simply because he’s seeing it for the first time with new eyes and exclaims look at the parking lot! I find it a very powerful scene. It’s one of my favorite movies.

All of them. I live in an 18 house neighborhood and we have an HOA meeting once a year and almost everyone comes

The parking lot.

Once I realize it I will admit it. I kind of like it because it opens up a little spot in my head that’s eager to be filled with better information.

I play guitar and make music. I love it. It soothes my soul and I’m actually creating something instead of consuming. It’s very fulfilling.

Ourselves.

You’ve got it backwards. The world changes very quickly. People don’t.

I think the guys running this company are more interested in exploiting a market opportunity for profit rather than they are in making a quality product. Typical entrepreneurs.

These guys. What douchebags. And that outfit isn’t something a straight man would wear. Just sayin.

Not just the United States, the whole world.

Settle down. Just their first names.

Lol. Yeah, also horrible with names. But I’m great with faces. It sucks so bad because I’ll always recognize someone but won’t remember their name so I’ll avoid them. I’m sure it’s impacted how people think of me. And don’t even ask about the time I took my wife’s advice and asked a girl her name when she approached and talked to me.

Can an adult fit in that?

Their name.

Probably not, because when one piece gets replaced the ghosts in the surrounding pieces inhabit the new piece before another piece can be replaced.

And exactly what will this same company that fucked it up the first time do differently this time?

I’m not so sure there won’t be someone worse.

You’ll be surprised when you find out how much cognitive dissonance people can tolerate.

I’d like it to be slow, agonizing, public, and humiliating.

Exercising isn’t a sport.