Last week, I got pulled over by a cop because my inspection sticker on my car was a year over due. I was vaguely aware that cars had to be inspected, but I had never really bothered to find out what the exact rules were. I have chosen to remain ignorant about all things regarding car rules and maintenance.

I haven’t ignored car rules, because it’s a man thing. There are also vast number of girl stuff that I refuse to learn. Like when you are supposed to add bleach to your wash. And the correct way to fold fitted sheets.

I learned long ago from my father that if you remain ignorant about a subject, others will feel pity on you and take care of it for you. They will shake their heads and laugh that even with a PhD, you don’t know something as simple as X. After they are done with the chuckle, they’ll just do X for you. Seems good to me.

We all do that to a certain degree. They are only so many things that we can really do properly. So my mom knows the sale price of mallowmars at Shop Rite, but she doesn’t know how to turn off my cordless phone.

Question of the Day: On what matters are you purposely ignorant?