I don’t know if they’re “theorems” or “postulates” or “corollaries” or what, but I’ve discovered two new basic truths to my existence: New receipts will arrive the day after you finish your income taxes, and if you work 7-3:30 and everyone else works 9:30-6, you work 7-6. I’m also challenging my truth that says “if you buy something it will go down in price“. I sold half of my shares as a ritual sacrifice to entice the market to kick me in the teeth by subsequently raising the price, not realizing that I still have several dollars worth of the stuff waiting to pounce. Speaking of ritual sacrifices, I went to a colleague’s birthday lunch today. It wasn’t a crabshack, it wasn’t an oyster bar, it was a crabshack and oyster bar. My, what vegan fun! Fortunately there was something on the menu that I could get with minimal modification, and the smell wasn’t really noticeable, which surprised me. Ending on an upbeat note, I find myself drawn to stuff like this. I can’t explain it.