irrelevant but not pointless

notice how:

• you're freezing in winter but burning up in summer?
• you find stupid people annoying and intelligent people (more than you) annoying?
• men can go to strip joints but still tell you a girl is sexier wearing clothes?
• most kids have secret, invisible friends, but most adults do too ('well, i was talking to my great friend [insert name] the other day, and s/he said...'; or, 'that was [insert name] that just called, and i'd forgoten i said i'd help him/her with...'; or, 'i have a friend who is seeing this girl/guy, ... what do you think s/he should do')?
• most people want a better job with more pay and responsibility, but often wish they hadn't got it all when they do?
• you're expecting me to get to the point?
• i'm not getting there?
  

you're sharp...

on a side note, i'd like to tell you about a conversation i had with my dad the other evening, talking over a fruit bowl. we'd both been eating hazelnuts when he throws one back into the bowl, untouched.

me: how can you do that? imagine the poor hazelnut's feelings!

him: it feels quite happy now that it's back with the others.

me: it's feeling rejected, that's what it's feeling!

him: well, no. see, it wants to be with the others. it's relieved to be back with the family.

me: come on! it had prepared itself to death, it was all resigned, and now you're totally ruining it for it. it's gonna get a nervous breakdown if you do that again.

people who think i'm crazy, raise your hands.