Sun, 23 Mar 2008

Things . . .

Things are insidious. Copiers are the most obvious example. The likelihood that a copier will fail is directly proportional to the critical nature of the copy you have to make. If you need those copies for a meeting which starts in five minutes, the likelihood of a copier failure approaches certainty. If you don't need them until next week, it will work every time.

This law of nature was brought home to me in the simple use of the fob for opening the doors on my car. If I try to use the fob, it sometimes takes three or four clicks before it will function. But, simply stick it in my pocket or carry it along with an armful of stuff and it will go off at the slightest contact.

I don't worry all that much about terrorism, but I am concerned that things are plotting to drive me crazy!

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