Blog crossover

Having read Johnbai's post on Di's intended marathon movie-watching, I feel compelled to respond. It seems a little koyaanisqatsi to me to be wagering on this like a horse race and winning or losing bragging rights based on someone else's actions. My initial wager was an off-hand remark intending to demonstrate my assessment of Di's singlemindedness. If such a wager ever held any operational validity, it would only be if Di was unaware of (or had forgotten) that the wager existed: her very knowledge of it -- not to mention the hoop-de-doodle a-forming around it -- completely changes the parameters of the wager, in a manner similar to the observer paradox. The race is now between Di and Johnbai, as it were.

So, Di, watch, don't watch; watch 1, or 10, or 20, or 29, or 30. Invite us over to watch with you, or don't. Just don't make it a point to watch videos on my account. And leave time to get out for a bike ride. Here's to a great break, when it gets here.