i took my car in to get inspected and after dropping it off, took off in my bike to go to work. Halfway to work i blew out my rear tire. Fortunately, on Sunday i bought a spare because i knew if i started biking regularly to work i would need one. So i set to work on pulling out the old tube (to be patched later), putting in the new one, and pumping it up and midway through pumping up the new tube i split the valve right in half! i'm not sure if my little hand-pump couldnt handle my muscular physique or if i was just doing things wrong! Well, now that i'm back to doing software stuff, i have to think it was operator error.
Either way, i had to walk the remaining mile and a half - bike in tow - to work.
Pretty normal stuff right?
The other day i was listening to NPR on my way home and they had some sort of psychologist on talking about kids and lying. He said that lying shows that a child is being creative and isn't just a failure of upbringing, but he also said that a way to help instill morality in a child is to tell them (maybe right before they might want to lie) something to the effect of:
You know. It makes me really happy when you tell the truth.And that was a pretty good thought for me to chew on. The reason to say this is because people pick up that good news is better than bad news and if you can get away with it, give out good news.
So the thought i came up with is, "Am i happier with reality than fantasy?"
And that especially gnawed at me when i was walking my bike down a busy street having my bike pedals clip the side of my leg.
And yes, i ended up having a great day! i had breakfast at the local diner and did the crossword. i biked home on a patched up spare that held perfectly. i got a new spare tire because the bike shop was nice enough to let me in 10 minutes after they closed, and i got to take pictures of two fawns hanging out in downtown Rochester. They let me get about 10 feet away from them!
So, am i choosing to be happier with reality?
