And for our first series of 20twelve…it’s Day ONE of Optimism/Pessimism Week at the NDD.

I am old enough to know that many people with great ideas aren’t necessarily people with the wherewithal to turn those ideas into reality. Since I have no money to invest that has never made me a poor pessimist.  But it has taught me that a great song and dance routine does not a success make.  I don’t mind the song and dance, but I would want to know that the person has a track record, that I can verify, of following through on their plans.

Could they still fail? Of course.  But it isn’t failure that bothers me (at least to the me with no money at stake).  What bothers me is lack of effort, lack of focus, lack of follow through.  I don’t like it in myself, and I don’t like it in others.  I still love plenty of people with those issues, but I am not going to trust them with my money or, even more importantly, my emotional and time investment.

Have you invested in an optimist? Did it make you a pessimist? Tell us the story.

Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman, a man who can’t touch his left shoulder with the fingers on his left hand.

Quote by C. T. Jones, that’s all I know.