How does this happen?

Shawn's last post was concerning a tick bite (very real concern), a commentary on Shawn's current build (he offered it, not me), then the potential disease this tick might carry, the business of his schedule, leading to the loss of time or conflict that keeps him from trick or treat, a small lamentation about his favorite holiday being taken from him and finally a kudos to Matt for a good run with a desire to do the same for himself. The comments then go to a work incident that caused an injury that is predisposing Matt to the potential of not repeating his heroic effort and trying to make a decision on course of care. Contemplating his current situation, while his $$$ boiler is being installed.

This causes me to point out a potentially better alternative and probably make him think if he is making the right decision. I feebly try to explain how this other alternative works while really the point of no return has occurred. Which leads to final comments on the need to do more work on the house and previous excavation projects and if I had to do it again. With a final note (implied) that if we really had to do it all over again we would just be heavy equipment operators, because it is fun.

How does this happen?

I will list a couple discussions I had with people yesterday:

• 223 caliber ammo
• The wisdom of fixed annuities over straight investment in the stock market.
• Better to pay off mortgage early or invest extra principal payment in investment that makes a marginally better rate of return then the interest rate you are paying.
• Elderly Parents in ill health. Better to leave them in the home they grew up in or to get them into a nursing home or at least assisted living.
• Better to be a scary monster with blood and fangs for Halloween, or to be a M&M.
• Is it more important to have the bullet you are using for deer hunting cause a large exit wound upon pass through (so the deer bleeds out two holes) or is it better to have the whole bullet stay in the deer (hence transferring all the energy to the deer from the bullet).
• What was the name of the machine Wallace used/invented to suck all of the Bunnys out of the yard for Lady Campanula Tottington in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

See how less random a day can be than a post on a Blog. Just an observation.