I suppose it is human nature, but have you ever noticed that a lot of times people will swear off something forever based on a single bad experience. For example, have you ever heard anyone say, "I bought a Ford once, had nothing but trouble with the fucking thing, and I will NEVER own one again... EVER I TELL YOU!" or "Oh yeah, I went to K-Mart once, and saw a man taking a shit over by housewares, so I will NEVER step foot into a K-Mart again, as long as I live, even if it means the death of my children, and my paternal great aunt!"

I am probably guilty of this, but I could also point out situations where I am not. For example, in the computer world, there are basically two type of processors, Intel and AMD. A lot of people got burned (pun intended) a long time ago, by AMD processors falling victim to a design flaw which resulted in failure due to overheating. I'd venture say that most of these folks will never own an AMD again. I am one of those people, yet when it comes to video cards, I have had bad Nvidia cards, switched to ATI, and then switched back to Nvidia later.

Long John Silver is another example. I have gone there, had a horrid experience, and then gave them another chance a few years later to see if their product improved any. Same with Domino's Pizza, I ate one once and my face got swollen up like a boxer after a match, yet, I tried it again years later and everything was fine. The last time I went to Schlotzky's and ate a sandwich, I had the shits for 3 days. That was like 8 years ago. I never went back, but I plan to give them a new shot at my business within the next several months.

There is no point here, just an observation that struck me as slightly odd. Maybe we should all make an attempt this year to maybe try some things that we have previously swore off for whatever reason.


Side note: My bookshelf build has begun. I think this time rather than documenting the entire process, then having a post when I'm done, I will post along the way as I build it, and see how that works out. I think it will produce better results since I won't have to cram so much bullshit into one piece of work.

Ok, go back to fellating your donkey now.