Messing with…Perfection
Normally, I’m all about continuous quality improvement (CQI). We can all strive to be better. However, there is a point in time where this can be overkill, and I experienced that tipping point myself today.
A certain fast food chain has a certain seasonal shake which I gleefully raced to acquire for lunch today. In the past, I found it perfect. It came in a paper cup. It didn’t have anything extra on it or in it, but tastiness. It was delightful, it was easy to enjoy with a straw to the very last drop, and just enough by itself that it made me get excited about spring and this chain for this time of year.
So, hearing they were back in season, I went out of my way today to get one…but lo and behold! it came in a plastic cup, with a plastic domed lid, with a too-short straw, and was covered in some foamy stuff and topped with, yes, a cherry.
What was perfect has been detracted from in an effort to move to overkill. This, frankly, saddens me. I now have a cup that while it can be recycled, will take longer to decompose…a bunch of foamy stuff in the bottom of my cup, and a cherry that I can’t reach with my too short straw.
Why am I sharing this? Simply because…friends don’t let friends mess with perfection.
