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on traffic jams and creative scams

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Jim Dalling
Jan 24, 2024
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Don’t look for short cuts. There are no short cuts.

The Book of Right Answers p. 104576

Mr. Book, we’re blowing it.

Again.

Ok Jimmy, if you’re going to be an author, you need to get me out of this cave.

Right. The last time we were in this position, editing, stringing stuff together. We went laterally. We got lost.

Right you are Jim! And last time we did it privately. This time, we’re doing it out in the open. My guess, if we go far enough on a tangent, we will find our way outta this cave.

Really? You think that?

Sure. How else could we find our way out of here. The direct route regularly isn’t the best one. You said so yourself.

That’s right. I think I have that story here somewhere…

There are at least five places where people drop children off at the local high school. Math is not my strong suit, so please don’t bother counting.

Some choose to drive on the streets past the busy intersection and deliver the goods directly in front of the school. They wait a considerable amount of time for the…

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