I had two WTH moments today. I would think of a third for balance (does standing next to Atul Gwande for 5 seconds count?), but my judgment is rather clouded today.
Chance beyond chance today, I came across a paper in a prestigious cancer journal, written by an old, old friend from middle school. It must have just come out. It was a complete fluke, but now, the people who read her facebook wall will think that I regularly read important cancer journals. I'm OK with that.
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There are 2 Asian grocery stores down the street from me. I usually prefer the farther one since the closer one attracts a fair number of drunks and/or belligerents. (Then again, so does my entire neighborhood.) Today, however, I didn't go the extra mile. It turns out, I wasn't the only one skimping on quality. The lady in front of me bought a tea pot and when she went to pay for it, the very helpful cashier asked, "Did you make sure that it doesn't leak? We have a no refund policy."
"How do I check that it doesn't leak?"
"Put water in it."
"What? How? I don't have any water."
"You can get some water."
"Now? Where?"
"There's water where you found the tea pot."
Apparently, the store has a vat of water by the pots where the customers can test the vessels for themselves. Helpful, yes. But, so are litmus strips for arsenic. I like my stores better when they only sell non-leaking teapots.
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