wisdom of the tired

If I didn't know any better I'd say people make some of the best decisions when tired. That way they'd have energy for only important things and would only dwell on those. In a lot of respects it'd be much more practical.

Alas, decision making is rarely at its peak when the person making the decisions is tired because they forget a lot of little details which would end up being rather important.

like a snowball down a mountain or a carnival balloon...

The Lion in Winter Quotation of the Moment:

Eleanor: No, you were right; it is too simple. Life, if it's like anything at all, is like an avalanche. To blame the little ball of snow that starts it all, to say it is the cause, is just as true as it is meaningless.

And now that I've dug up the Broadway version of the play, the soundtrack, and 5 other John Barry sountracks over the weekend I've become frighteningly obsessed.