You Need To Have a Plan

What you need to know is laid out in front of you on the kitchen counter, like all of the ingredients on a grocery list freshly shaved from the recipe book. Make sure to use different cutting boards, do not mix the juice of fresh truths with anything; you'll be poisoned. Wipe down the counters afterwards; if you have spilled any future plans, they will congeal on the countertop quickly. Check off the list plan a, plan b, backup plan but only for Tuesdays, flight plan, floor plan, life plan. Your mother used to say, "Make a plan and God will laugh" but what the world needs is more laughter. Just hide the blueprints in the knife drawer and pretend to be surprised.