Of Values Held Amidst the Clatter of Spinning Plates

Life, or so I’ve learned and believe at present, is the management of a series of systems, of spinning plates – and their accompanying sides and bowls – in a perpetual dance of balance and dominance; quality of said life is predicated upon ones effectiveness in said management.

My role, then, is to not only be the moderator of this effort, but also the platform upon which the plates balance; those plates, however, are inconsiderate assholes: far be it for them to quiet down (just a smidge) t...