thought of the day 2009 08 05 - let this be a lesson to you

There was a kid on a flight I took today from Chicago to Dallas who was reading some illustrated book of the Tortoise and the Hare. You know the fable where the rabbit acts all fucking awesome but in the end the turtle that's just too fucking good to swim ends up beating him because "slow and steady wins the race." That's such bullshit, the moral of the story isn't from the tortoise, it's from the hare. When you act like you know what you're fucking doing, don't get overconfident then pussy out at the last minute. You don't fall asleep on the job.

Nascar drivers. Do you think Nascar drivers go "hm, I'm four laps ahead, I think I'll just pull over here and piss on the side of the racetrack here. NO!!!! The lesson in the story of the tortoise and hare isn't about being patient or consistent. The lesson is STOP BEING FUCKING LAZY .