It Couldn’t Hurt
YOU KNOW IT’S A SLOW DAY when the conversation at St. Arbucks scrapes the bottom of the intellectual barrel. An example:
“If you’re in an elevator that’s falling would jumping at the last second before it hits bottom help save your life?”
It got real quiet when one of the Usual Suspects asked that question. I’m not sure if it was a stunned silence or a thoughtful pause to reflect. An answer to that came shortly.
“That depends.”