I am sorry that I have fallen behind on my answers to “Ask Mikey” – I have no excuses aside from the normal: busy with work, occupied during the holidays, alien abduction and probing, didn’t think about it, etc.
But we’re back – with a question that’s probably only interesting to me… and possibly (though doubtful) to the one lovely and talented reader who asked the question.
“Mikey, what are you thinking about?”
Great question…
Like so many great questions – like “Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?” or “What great national sin resulted in reality TV?” – this one has no simple answer.
Upon reflection, since we just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the US, I think the easiest way to represent what I’m thinking about at the moment would be to use a pie chart.
Here is the guide to my thoughts at this moment, with a corresponding number that represents the percentage of my current brainpower dedicated to each item.
A. There’s snow on the ground here in Colorado… WOOOOT! – 7%
B. ¿Cuántos días hasta que yo diga “White Rabbit” a mis amigos? – 4%
C. Will our next world war really be thanks to that ugly Korean woman, Kim Jong-il? – 8%
D. Smallville is almost over – is Clark ever gonna put on that bloody costume? – 6%
E. I know some folks believe the Mayans predicted that the world will end in December of 2012… does that really mean that Sarah Palin is going to be the next President? – 9%
F. Seriously… how great is cheese? – 19%
G. I was really hoping for my flying car before we learned to teleport – but I guess teleporting would be OK. – 5%
H. “…in the meadow we can build a snowman, and pretend that he is Parson Brown…” – 6%
I. It seems to me that Americans are back to distrusting smart folks… how can I make money off that? – 32%
J. I hope WikiLeaks doesn’t report that incident from my Freshman year of college! – 10%
K. Mmmmmmm pie! – 4%
Astute readers might notice that this adds up to 110%, and might wonder why… but I don’t like to brag…
There ya go – a snapshot into the mind of Mikey. Objects in this pie chart might appear closer than they actually are. Thanks for the question.
If you have a question – if you have given up on ever finding the answer – if you feel like Mikey would be more likely to know than, say, Wikipedia or Jeeves, then by all means, ask away!!
Remember – knowledge is power!