1/26/2004

AS LONG AS I'M ON THE SUBJECT OF CHEESE, HERE'S ANOTHER THING: WHEN YOU ORDER, SAY, A CHEESEBURGER, IT'S USUALLY LIKE $0.50 MORE THAN A HAMBURGER. BUT IF YOU ORDER SOMETHING THAT COMES WITH CHEESE BY DEFAULT (BIG MAC, FOR EXAMPLE) AND SAY, "NO CHEESE," THEY DON'T SUBTRACT $0.50 FROM THE PRICE. OVER THE COURSE OF MY LIFE, IF I THINK ABOUT IT -- IT ADDS UP.

SOMETIMES I IMAGINE THAT I DEMANDED THAT MONEY BACK. AND THEN PUT IT ALL IN THE BANK. AND THEN, AFTER THE YEARS, AS IT COMPOUNDED INTEREST, I BECAME A RICH, RICH MAN. ALL FOR DEMANDING THE MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY MINE.