081201 pw-farmer’s pithy morsels

there are certain things i have learned, which have made a lasting impression upon me. first: no man is greater than the tantrum of his child; corollary: though for their sake, he believes, he learns to fake it. second: no pie is better than its crust; the best filling is nothing more than good jam on a boot sole, if the crust is not its equal; corollary: never pretend to yourself, especially on account of your guests, that a store bought crust will do. third: always and without exception aim for the deer; corollary: an insurance claim for hitting the tree after swerving to avoid the deer will cost you more than hitting the deer, and the deer will doubtlessly return to kill itself by means of some other unfortunate driver; second corollary: the tree is the most unlucky of these possible arrangements. fourth: lists free the mind to think about the lists’ contents, rather than the content of the list itself; corollary: taking notes is a life-long process. fifth: forgetting is an action and not a state, unless it is constituted as a wish-state; corollary: to forget is to no longer remember what one once wished for.