baxscene, vaxscene, vaxscene, vax sceeee-e-eeene.
and you always come back.. as do i.
The half-full versus half-empty dichotomy exemplifies cognitive framing, where identical objective circumstances—such as a glass halfway filled with water—are interpreted differently based on attentional focus, without inherently favoring one viewpoint as superior.[9] This framing illustrates how optimism and pessimism represent interpretive lenses that shape perception, underscoring the relativity of subjective experience in everyday decision-making and evaluation.[10] In contemporary usage, the metaphor directly invokes these etymological roots to contrast hopeful versus doubtful outlooks, reinforcing their role as emblematic responses to ambiguity.
ahhmm just sittin here watching the wheels
go round and round…