"Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again."

- Vincent Van Gogh

I am pretty good at making mistakes. I prefer to think of it as being preoccupied with more important things...an abstractionist's view of distraction. In reality though I think I am just clumsy. But, out of mistakes can come great things - Flubber for example.

If everything we accomplished was according to plan, it would be pretty boring. Granted I do feel a little peevish when I turn right in the car when I meant to go left - an action that happens more often than not, as I have an innate ability when given a fork in the road to go in the exact opposite direction than my goal. However, in the car Mary and I have long since titled such meanderings as "adventures" and now look forward to the accidental discoveries they undoubtedly yield. It is good now and then to get off the path. I am positive I am better for it.