The Rule of Three

The problem with a liar is that he doesn't believe anybody else is capable of telling the truth.

I'd had some dates that crashed and burned, but not the way that could happen in a plane.

And in the meantime we have to be like a duck.” “A duck?” I asked. “Calm on the surface but paddling like crazy where nobody can see it.

Just do what he says!" the youngest guy said. Quickly they all started to undress until the five men were standing there, naked. They were being held at bay by an old guy and a kid, neither of whom was wearing a shirt. It was a pretty ridiculous scene, lika a game of strip poker that was going horribly wrong.

This neighborhood is a lifeboat in a storm we can't stop. Only so many people can be in our boat, no matter how many swimmers you see bobbing about in the ocean. If you try to pull in too many, you sink. You save nobody, including those who were in the boat. Our priority has to be those who are in the boat, because we can't save all of those who need to be in the boat. Our only exception has been when those on the outside can make our lifeboat stronger and more self-sustaining.