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Robert Tetrault's avatar

As a yute I felt that life was full of infinite possibilities and I went where my interests led me. Certainly I never entertained the idea, but sometime in my late thirties I realized that I probably wasn't on a career path that led to the presidency.

Ah, the brilliance of my reflection!

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Kent Anderson's avatar

Did you say 'Yute?'

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Robert Tetrault's avatar

"Sorry, Your Honor. Uh... yooouth."

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Jack Mahoney's avatar

Beautiful. Reminds me of trying to escape the endless flagellation of an inexorable accumulation of self encouraged by very serious ignoramuses into a chanting Buddhism that told me to experience without expectation, which is a nice way to live if you're not addicted to scrapbooks.

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Kent Anderson's avatar

Or Catholic Priests, University Doctors, Assistant coaches or lesbian teachers.

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