BY BRIAN POLK IF YOU DON’T TAKE THE HIGH ROAD, IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK DOWN ON PEOPLE This is something my grandpappy always said. He taught all his grandchildren to be humble and deferential in the face of adversity. And if we maintained our poise even in the most harrowing trials and tribulations, it meant that we were better than most people, and we could subsequently look down on them with derision and contempt. He was a wise person. No. 117 A LARGE PART OF MY DAY CONSISTS OF ASKING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: DID I IN FACT DO THE THING I JUST DID? This is largely due to the fact that my brain never turns off more than it is my aging memory (or so I like to think). And as such, my short-term sense of recall isn’t great because there are thoughts in my head that I need to think. For example, as I was closing the garage door the other day, I was thinking about how I haven’t told my little brother about this band called Gottlieb yet, and I should really get on that. Then when I MANTIS - GAME OF DEATH (1978)
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