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Good enough is never good enough.

-A.B. Guthrie

That’s supposed to be an inspirational phrase – do better if you can! – but I’ve always found it to be kind of depressing. I know I’m taking it wrong when I read it as “no matter how good you do something, it could always be done better,” but that’s how it always strikes me. It comes from the same place that knowing there is always someone better at doing the thing you do best. In a world of 6 billion people, that seems like the only logical solution, so I like to think of myself as a “realist.” To most folks, realism sounds like pessimism, and is often even confused with fatalism, and there isn’t much you can do to change their mind about how you come across to them.

I think maybe it breaks down something like this:

• Optimism: “I could get really awesome at this!”
• Pessimism: “I’ll never be able to do any better.”
• Realism: “I’ll never be the best at this in the world, but with work I could at least be better than I am right now.”

I’m shooting for realist, but maybe there’s some truth to other’s assessments about where I fall. Guthrie was specifically talking about writing, and it’s often been said that good editing makes great writing, so the idea is that you keep working on it and reworking it until you get it right.

I think maybe I need a good editor.

Are you familiar with lolcats? I’m guessing the majority of you are, but for the rest of you, it’s basically a picture of a cat with a caption on it, meant to be humorous. The nomenclature is rooted in the “LOL” (“laughing out loud”) of instant messaging and texting speaking patterns.

If you follow my Flickr page at all, you’ve already seen the following picture and you might even have read Marshall’s comment on it. Since ICHC has a builder that lets you submit lolcats, I thought I’d go ahead and submit Nutmeg’s picture with Marshall’s caption.

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Clicking on the picture will take you to a page where, if you are so inclined, you can rate Nutmeg and her caption. I won’t tell you what to rate it, but if you’re not amused, don’t feel you need to rate it :)

Now, those of you who know Nutmeg know that “Rated G Kitteh” is probably the biggest misnaming of her ever – we all know she cusses like a sailor – but think of it as her acting a part and maybe that will help.

Oh, and for those of you who like dogs more than cats, there’s now a loldogs site, too.