If your fuel gauge dips below an eighth of a tank, you can still run to the grocery store without stopping for gas. But, if you’re cruising through Kansas on an eighth of a tank, it’s time to take the next exit. Precautions have to do with timing. We don’t save for retirement once we […]
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Calling the plumber.
Imagine arriving home at day’s end to find greasy black liquid spreading across the counter, running down the cabinets onto the floor, and soaking into the hallway carpet. A backed-up kitchen sink on the middle floor of a forty-storied apartment building is neither peaceful nor relaxing. A quick call brought two men running down the […]
How forgiveness works.
Let’s say I’m standing in waist-deep water off Chicago’s Foster Beach with a box of strike anywhere matches in my hand. If I light a match and dip it into the water, what will happen? Yes, it will go out. And if I did the same with a second match, it would also go out. Even […]