While I'm Thinking About It

Through the years a great distraction has been the preoccupation with the insignificant while the important goes unattended. For those not afflicted with this uncompromising skill set, I need only refer to Cliff Claven of "Cheers" fame (if you have a few years on you) in an attempt to provide a point of reference. Cliff seemed to have a wealth of inconsequential trivia on the speed dial of his instant recall. Not only were his forays into the unnecessary void of any real value, they seemed unlimited in scope as well as length. There are other practitioners of assault by the mundane. If you suspect you have earned similar recognition by those who know you, ask. I have probably been guilty myself, although I would rather wonder about the whole thing than be certain. While reading casually I stumbled across an interesting tidbit to add to my cranial card file: "The USDA once paid $46,000 for a study to find out how long it took Americans to cook breakfast." photo credit: Truffle Scrambled Eggs via