Chimichanga

I love the show 2 and 1/2 Men. In one episode, Alan hires his ditzy girlfriend Candy to be his office assistant. Alan is a chiropractor. In one of her bright moments, Candy takes and x-ray of a chimichanga she has just purchased. When Alan asks why, she answers, matter-of-factly that she wanted to know what was inside it. When Alan then asks the obvious follow-up question as to why she would order it if she didn't know what was in a chimichanga, Candy answers, "Because I like saying chimichanga."

Believe it or not, there is a moral to this story. And no, it's not be careful who you date. Or don't hire your girlfriend. It's a little more significant.

How about don't do something just because it sounds cool or looks good on paper?

I've seen a lot of people lately make bad decisions. And not like I poured regular instead of diet coke bad. I mean awful decisions with nasty repurcussions.

In the neighboring, much larger city a college student waited in line for hours at Wal-Mart to get 2 Playstation 3s. When he got home, he was attacked and the units were stolen from him. When sherriff's deputies went to serve a warrant to one of the attackers, the alleged attacker was shot and killed.

Might have been a cool unit. Cool enough to steal. But even if this young man hadn't been killed, he would have been facing charges like assault and battery, assault with a deadly weapon and grand theft and larceny. He was all of 19-years-old. Now, he's dead and no one is a winner. The young man who was originally robbed is still recovering from his injuries.

So, before you think something sounds cool enough to do, take a moment. That's all it takes is a moment of sound thinking to make sure you aren't going to regret this decision.