Cogs can think.

There is no difference in what we’re doing in here
that doesn’t show up as bigger symptoms out there

Overhead directional roadsigns in The Netherlands have been the same basic design for god knows how long. Blue background, white text for cities and villages, black text in white boxes for places of interest, and white arrows indicating which lane goes where. Since these arrows indicate which lanes go where, they point down onto their specific lanes. This is deemed too confusing for foreigners, since they might believe the arrows are indicative of direction (what, down into the ground?), and not lane. So, starting this year, all newly placed or renewed roadsigns will have arrows pointing upwards.

I am replacing all my perfectly fine plates, cups, and beakers with red ones. In addition, I will replace all my perfectly fine towels and washing cloths with red ones. I’ll be doing the same with my longdrink glasses, but red glass is hard to come by (although not impossible). None of these items are broken, worn, or used up in any way. It’s just that I decided I want them all in red.

Somewhere up in The Hague there is another version of me. He just decided that he wanted all the arrows to point upwards.

Spotlight on these seeds of simpler reasons
This core, born into form, starts in my livingroom