Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Making a decision

For the past week or so I have been attempting to come to a decision concerning where I will go next in Europe. Technically, the decision has already been made. I have a plane ticket to Prague for the 8th and a ticket to Barcelona, from Vienna, for the 15th. I bought the tickets before leaving for Europe with the understanding that I could change my itinerary, if so desired. So many places and things to do. O my! Tons of alternative travel plans floating around my frontal lobe. A difficult decision. So much so that I finally decided to flip a coin and let Lady luck decide for me. Adding a little directed randomness into my life can not hurt, right? Heads I stay with my original plan; tails I change my travel plans. So while walking home today, I
  1. pulled a nice shiny coin from my pocket and placed it on my thumb

  2. sent a quick pray to Fortuna to ensure that if I fail to catch the coin, it will not land on its side

  3. hmmm, what do you call the thumb flicking process? ... whatever; I do it
The coin rapidly twirls through the air. I stumble ahead to catch it. Success! Ignoring the dumbfounded stare from the passing elderly French woman and her stunningly beautiful daughter(?), I slap my right hand over my left. Eagerly I gaze at my hands as I slowly reveal the answer. The answer is ... hummm ... the answer is ... $*%&*# ... What side of the € coin is "heads"?

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