28 January 2008 | Vol. 7, No. 4

Undecided

by RICHARD GARCIA

A man could not decide if his belt was too tight or too loose. Sometimes, in bed, he could not decide if he was hot or cold. He put on his long johns and socks. He took them off and lay under the blankets, a thin layer of cold perspiration coating his skin.

On the treadmill, he d