| What do I not need? | What is not wrong? | What do I not understand? |
| Here are the top-4 things I do not need, with the one I do not need the most first. 1) To ever relocate — love our house. 2) A retirement job — not bored, don’t need extra cash. 3) Another food to like — like plenty. 4) More age-related aches and pains — sucks. | Things in my life that are not wrong include: 1) My choice of a mate. 2) The relief from back pain I’ve enjoyed for a year-and-a-half. 3) The number of friends I have. 4) The result of “planning for retirement.” 5) The number of vacations I take in a year. | There are so many things: 1) Why men discard chewing gum in urinals. 2) What the draw is of violence and chase scenes in movies. 3) Our U.S. tax code. 4) How the proof for “1+1=2” can be 300 pages long.2 5) How a stationary car’s wheels can still turn. |
Sources:
- 1Mason, S. (2023, May 18). 15 questions to ponder. University of Arkansas. Retrieved March 4, 2025, from https://walton.uark.edu/insights/posts/15-questions-to-ponder.php
- 2Frater, J., & Frater, J. (2024, July 1). 10 simple things that are deceptively complex. Listverse. https://listverse.com/2014/05/14/10-simple-things-that-are-deceptively-complex/
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