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Keith Russell

(16) “Yes, it is,” Fred confirms. “Why didn’t you take your day
(17) off?” Linda asks him. “Because there’s an important
(18) business meeting today, where I’m counted on, but don’t
(19) worry, I can manage.” Following Linda’s urge, Fred gets
(20) more practical: - informs his boss on his plan to resign, and is fired on the spot.

(21) Fred goes to the final interview for his new job, but the job is awarded to a younger, more experienced person.
(22) Fred decides to stop by a bar on the way home from work, and think about what to tell Linda about his day.
(23) Home later, Linda is mad that Fred drove home intoxicated, and is furious that he was fired, and that he didn't get the new job.
(24) The next day, they are informed that, due to Fred's now unemployed status, they don't qualify for the new apartment.
(25) Now, perhaps, Fred's usual tendency not to rush things might seem prudent by comparison...


That's what I was thinking too. Fred only seems to lack pragmatism; in fact he is practical in his own way. People with different tactics to be using the wrong or no strategy at all. In fact, Linda may not lack her own (ALexander-the-Great-like) philosophy. Maybe both Fred and Linda may have their own philosophies, only that they oppose to each other:
Fred: "Festina lente";
Linda; "Strike when the iron's still hot!"

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