He knocked a glass off the next table, and it shattered on the ground. Whose fault is it? He wondered… Is it the waitress’? For not clearing the cluttered table fast enough? Is it the previous diner, who placed his glass too near the table’s edge? Is it both their fault? Or just his own [...]

When one trips and falls, it’s easier to look for someone to blame, than to realise one was unmindful, as one’s ego looks for a scapegoat. Even when there is no tripper to blame, it’s easier to look for something on the ground to blame, than to realise one was unmindful, as one’s ego looks [...]

A Tit for a Tat (71) Tit: Hey, wake me up when the alarm clock goes off next time! Tat: Oh, I saw you stirring. So I turned it off, thinking you heard enough of it. Tit: Well, it was obviously not enough – which is why I overslept! Tat: I better not wake you [...]