call me cynical, but i suspect that anyone who claims to be chipper is in fact deeply depressed.

i guess when i hear “make the most” of something, i think of those tours where people are shuttling about a place as quickly as possible to take in as many sights as possible to have completed and done as much as possible and therefore have maxiized their vacation time. I have always felt that to be profoundly wrong. yet it seems to be popular.

yet that is our fundamental urge; to get, have, use, consume, see, eat, and generally take in as much of the good stuff as possible, and maximize our experiences and possessions, whetehr it’s european tourist sites, vacation time, cash in the bank, family togetehrness, collectibles, whatever.

the most is better than the least.

but im not persuaded. the least shall become a thousand. maybe it’s better after all to make the least of it!