I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can

 Remember the Little Engine That Could in one of our Little Golden Books trying to get up that hill?  Then again there's Bill Cosby's story about how he tried to break a board with a karate chop.  He had been told that the secret was that you had to think right through the board.  When he tried it, however, the board kept thinking, "Oh no you're not!".

Remember I said I planned to throw a little bullshit at Chatz to see how he would deal with it.  Turned out he saw right through it: 

"2. Cimrman: "If you think you think, think again."

Jára Cimrman is a fictional Czech polymath and satirical philosopher. This quote pokes fun at overconfidence in our mental processes. It reflects a skeptical or perhaps humorous view: that what we call “thinking” might not be as solid or meaningful as we believe. It's a kind of cognitive humility—maybe even a warning against circular logic or self-deception."

I don't know why Old Dog was unable to call up that link.  I checked it right after I posted it, and just now checked it again, and it worked fine for me.

 I have been diagnosed with emphysema, or as they call it nowadays, COPD.  There is no cure, but there are things you can do to slow down its progression.   

I got one of those handicap parking permits the other day.  This should make it a little easier for me in my old age.  I have done the grocery shopping twice now with a helper.  I ride around Walmart on one of those slow scooters and point at stuff, then she picks it off the shelf and puts it in the cart.  This is easier than sending her alone and trying to explain to her exactly what we want, and what to settle for if it's out of stock.  Then she loads it into her van and unloads it when we get back home.  There's no point in me trying to help her load and unload, it just slows her down.