Those who knew me when I wore a young parson's suit and tie would willingly attest to
fact that I reigned as "flip-flop" king, and to be honest, I was rather happy in this position with no desire to resign. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Consistency is hobgoblin of small minds."If that is true, I have a more than ample mind.
For some reason, certain persons (and you know who you are) are fanatics when it comes to consistency. I don't want to be guilty of dropping names, heaven knows I've dropped everything else, but one such person, who shall remain nameless, lives in my house.
In my past, I've been an advocate of advantages of inconsistency and offered my opinion on subject at irregular intervals.
For an example, I've always believed "variety is spice of life." What would this world be without such diversity?
I think I have God on my side in this. Look at His creations. The genuine proof, in my mind, that God created heavens and earth is in this variety of species.
God did not just create "a bird." God created hundreds of varieties of birds of every color imaginable, as well as other things.
Whatever God has created, He has done so with an infinite number of variations on subject. Certainly, God believes in variety.
Another advantage of inconsistency is it keeps friends and family off-guard and guessing. If I would do same thing over and over, my friends and family would come to a certain level of expectation from me.
What a bore.
However, if I am constantly flip-flopping, nobody knows exactly what I'm going to do next. And for my money (if I had any) I go for zing of flip-flopping.
I would not say this to just anyone, but, chief benefit to flip-flopping is less strain on tiny grey cells. I don't have to remember everything.
Although flip-flopping has many desirable advantages, biggest disadvantage to my inconsistency is Mistress of Parsonage. Some people, as I've mentioned, take a low view of flip-flopping.
Her view, as it turned out, was lowest. I would soon find out just how low.
Recently I treated Gracious Mistress of Parsonage to an early morning repast at Slurp ‘N Burp Café. That is just kind of guy I am.
In retrospect, it was a bad idea. I thought my life was going great. I thought nothing could really be improved in my life, but husband is always last to know certain things.
Women, especially wives, have a sixth sense about these things, whereas men, particularly husbands, haven't a clue. Women are usually referred to as "fairer sex," but, and I speak with authority, they do not play fair.
