{"id":1135,"date":"2021-09-17T16:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T23:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2021-09-17T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T23:42:31","slug":"duct-tape-litmus-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2021\/09\/17\/duct-tape-litmus-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Duct Tape Litmus Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n <\/p>\n

Duct Tape Litmus Test<\/strong><\/p>\n

I open the
\nrefrigerator door
\nand someone
\nstanding nearby
\nlaughs.<\/p>\n

Months ago a
\nshelf broke and
\nwas repaired with
\nduct tape.<\/p>\n

Now I must
\ndecide:<\/p>\n

Will I feel
\nshame that
\nI have
\nallowed a
\nmajor appliance
\nto be held
\ntogether by
\nduct tape?<\/p>\n

What sort of
\nhandy
\nman
\nwould do that?<\/p>\n

Do I swiftly
\nclose the door
\nand act as if
\nthe bystander
\ndidn\u2019t see
\nWhat Sort of
\nMan
\nI Really
\nAm?<\/p>\n

Or do I
\nsmile
\nbeatifically,
\naglow with
\ndivine
\nnonchalance,<\/p>\n

open
\nthe freezer
\ndoor,
\nand point to
\nanother
\nduct-taped
\nshelf?<\/p>\n

Because the
\nDuct Tape
\nLitmus Test
\nwill reveal
\nmy proximity
\nto
\nSatori.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Duct Tape Litmus Test I open the refrigerator door and someone standing nearby laughs. Months ago a shelf broke and was repaired with duct tape. Now I must decide: Will I feel shame that I have allowed a major appliance to be held together by duct tape? What sort of handy man would do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t