Patience: That Elusive Virtue

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Have you played the phone game? You know, the one where everyone at dinner puts their smart phones in a pile. First one to extract his or hers has to buy everyone else’s meals. With most groups, someone will cave before the entrée comes. Because someone might need them, you see. Someone whose need could not wait even an hour until the meal is complete. And you won...