Thursday, February 24, 2005
MINDY'S RULE
When I was in college, my friend Mindy had a rule that we could not start working on school stuff unless it was the top of the hour, or half past. (So if you finished dinner at 5:48, "Mindy's Rule" said that you might as well chat and hang out for 12 more minutes - because you weren't allowed to start doing school work until 6:00.
(And if you got to talking and didn't happen to look at the clock again until 6:07, Mindy's Rule said that you had waste another 23 minutes with your friends).
Sometime exceptions could be made to start at quarter past, but in general, Mindy's Rule was strictly enforced.
It's 6:24.
Mindy's not here, and I *could* start working right now.
But that would just be dishonest.
For the sake of morality everywhere, I'll have to waste six more minutes.
Mindy dear,
wherever you are,
Please know that you're absolutely brilliant!
When I was in college, my friend Mindy had a rule that we could not start working on school stuff unless it was the top of the hour, or half past. (So if you finished dinner at 5:48, "Mindy's Rule" said that you might as well chat and hang out for 12 more minutes - because you weren't allowed to start doing school work until 6:00.
(And if you got to talking and didn't happen to look at the clock again until 6:07, Mindy's Rule said that you had waste another 23 minutes with your friends).
Sometime exceptions could be made to start at quarter past, but in general, Mindy's Rule was strictly enforced.
It's 6:24.
Mindy's not here, and I *could* start working right now.
But that would just be dishonest.
For the sake of morality everywhere, I'll have to waste six more minutes.
Mindy dear,
wherever you are,
Please know that you're absolutely brilliant!