Rule of the Road

In my advertisement redesign, I could not misspell a word.  But in the work-a-day . . .

                                                                                    . . .  errors are the Rule of our road.

I deplore my -- and others' -- missteps, our slipshod haste and corner-cutting self-accommodation.  Some follies I have ventured need forgetting . . . .

There are failures that ignite the brain with comprehension. Those dead-endings become roadside lanterns shining very piecemeal upon the path ahead. Such errors have a value that deserves reporting to save a later worker needless wanderings and time.

A century ago, aircraft seemed the miracle of their time, yet were full of aeronautical mistakes. Thus -- we fly today frequently and safely and at speed.

Schoolboy mathematics can be a perfection, if the schoolboy knows the answers. Beyond the lecture hall and classroom, we build short-falls upon a fundament and ground plan of successive short-falls.

This is never easy going. So, give yourself, and give to me, a liberty to celebrate each time we gain a pace or two ahead.