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Tuesday, June 05, 2001

Chain of Thought

I found my thoughts in a typically strange place and reflected for a moment on how they got there...

• Mixing some tahini in my milk, I pondered why this jar had a toastier color than usual.
• The jar I bought to replace this one when it runs out is a new style of jar -- more like a mason jar.
• I wonder if the new jar will make a decent drinking glass?
• I guess I have plenty -- Julie recently gave me half a dozen large drinking glasses.
• Strange to have glasses I didn't pick myself.
• Reminds me of wedding gifts... where people choose the gifts other people will give them.
• I guess it makes sense, for a young couple with no money, traditionally moving out on their own for the first time, as a way to kick start their new life...
• So what of modern, two-income couples getting married...
• Friends of mine have usually just skipped the gift part... But what fun could be had instead?
• Imagine informing people that signing up for the gift registry is required in order to attend... and then having a registry full of things like
  • Perform one song or musical piece at the wedding.
  • Arrive at the wedding by parachute.
  • Wear a really scary clown suit, carry a HUGE mallet, and innocently stalk any small children at the wedding.
  • Bring a large basket of colored paper wadded into balls and leave them about randomly throughout the wedding.
  • Bring a large empty basket, and collect wadded color paper balls as you find them.
  • (etc...)

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