Inspiration comes in an unlikely form ...

Tonight - per our normal Saturday evening adventures in a city that rarely rests - B and I went to the movies. This is boring and mundane and one thing that we regularly look forward to. We went to see How Do You Know (mostly because I love Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon AND Jack Nicholson). It was a stereotypical romantic comedy with a few great quotes and a few really cheesy ones. However, my favorite part came with an unlikely parable. I don't need to warn you of spoilers here so just ... bear with me.

Fifty-four years ago, a man name Jo McVicker was at a cross-roads in his life. Some years earlier he became famous and wealthy for a white goo which was used to clean furnace soot from wall paper. However, with the invention of gas and electric heaters - this was no longer a needed commodity. His company, as a result, was going under. McVicker's sister-in-law was a kindergarden teacher who was understandably frustrated because in her art classes, the children's tiny hands weren't strong enough to shape modeling clay. She suggested that they use McVicker's invention as a replacement. A year later, they colored the goo - packaged it in a tub rather than a cardboard box and called it Play-doh.

At this point, you might ask yourself ... nice story but is there a point? There is. The moral is this - with one small, tiny adjustment your life can take on a completely different trajectory. Enjoy the ups and the downs.