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Tuesday – Game Plan
Feb. 16th, 2010 12:38 pm.
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My father is an engineer, and everything he does is done according to a plan. Before he does anything, he considers all the factors and comes to the most logical and rational decision about how to proceed. Take speeding, for example: when driving on the freeway, my father drives 7 miles over the speed limit. In the Houston area, the police will generally not pull you over unless you are going 10 miles or more over the posted limit. As a result, most people drive a bit faster. If you drive the posted limit in Houston you incur the ill-will of your fellow commuters for doing so and increase the chances of an accident by inspiring them to tailgate you and pass you in unsafe circumstances. If you drive too much over it, you get a ticket. My father has figured out that by going exactly 7 miles faster than the law says he should, he gets where he wants to go a few seconds faster and he doesn’t get a ticket. He hasn’t been pulled over in over 30 years .
Recently, he told me he plans to die in 5 years. No sooner, no later. He's a guy who likes to have the blueprints in front of him before he starts a project. This final project will take the next half decade.
( Two little reason to hang on. )
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My father is an engineer, and everything he does is done according to a plan. Before he does anything, he considers all the factors and comes to the most logical and rational decision about how to proceed. Take speeding, for example: when driving on the freeway, my father drives 7 miles over the speed limit. In the Houston area, the police will generally not pull you over unless you are going 10 miles or more over the posted limit. As a result, most people drive a bit faster. If you drive the posted limit in Houston you incur the ill-will of your fellow commuters for doing so and increase the chances of an accident by inspiring them to tailgate you and pass you in unsafe circumstances. If you drive too much over it, you get a ticket. My father has figured out that by going exactly 7 miles faster than the law says he should, he gets where he wants to go a few seconds faster and he doesn’t get a ticket. He hasn’t been pulled over in over 30 years .
Recently, he told me he plans to die in 5 years. No sooner, no later. He's a guy who likes to have the blueprints in front of him before he starts a project. This final project will take the next half decade.
( Two little reason to hang on. )
