Cornbread and contracting. They have a lot in common. What do I mean?

Well, you never go in empty handed. That's for starters. How did this come up? I'm headed to my favorite bike and coffee shop this morning to do some fancy computin'. I'll be sure to bring something with me to the show. Whats my fav? Cornbread!

I looked in my cupboard to see what I got. I got some cornmeal. Yeah! I got some baking power. Bingo. Salt. Check. Eggs? Yup. Milk/Soy milk? Uh huh. What else? Well, I got some notes. Lessee.

My trusty cornbread box has a faithful recipe. I don't commit it to memory because I forget a lot. But, I try. So, that was it. What did I forget. Flour. Uh oh....

What am I gonna do? Substitute. So, I turn on the oven to pre-heat because time is an issue. Time. Yes, time is something I think about all day long. Every day. No days off. Not until I'm done. Even then, I'm thinking about the next project. In this case, it's a decision to go to the bike shop and do some work (read: visit). It takes time to go there. I have to pack up my stuff, which includes the laptop and whatever else I won't have when I'm there. Like going onsite, yes?

Time is an issue. So are expenses. It costs me to drive there. I use up gas. I use up an element hard to capture. Call it wear and tear. On my car. On me, because I have to take my mind off my project to focus on the road. And, there are risks in this diversion. I may have an accident. I may get a traffic ticket. I may break down. But, I have AAA! Insurance. American Automobile Association. Right.

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