The Heart’s Three Infamous Positive Energy Directives #5 – In Spain, Bread Can’t Go Just Anywhere (A Sedative for Irresistible Good Manners)

I read an article recently about table manners in the country of Spain. It’s a bit long-winded. I mean, there are a lot of rules. The most interesting ones, to me, were about bread. It’s a bit hard to explain exactly what you’re supposed to do with the bread. Something involving keeping the bread separateContinue reading “The Heart’s Three Infamous Positive Energy Directives #5 – In Spain, Bread Can’t Go Just Anywhere (A Sedative for Irresistible Good Manners)”

[Purpose-Result Friction] Theory Diaries – The Political Rage of an Open Cereal Box With a Closed Bag

I noticed that one of the masters of the apartment started crumpling the tops of cereal boxes so that they couldn’t remain open. I remembered that many times earlier, he would race to shut the cereal boxes that I would leave open, even if the bag was closed. He could not tell if the bagContinue reading “[Purpose-Result Friction] Theory Diaries – The Political Rage of an Open Cereal Box With a Closed Bag”