“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.”

– Robert Fulghum, American author, Unitarian minister, artist and teacher

I made a grab for the scarf as it fluttered through the air, but wasn’t quick enough. The gentleman seated before me snatched it and then promptly draped it around his neck.

“Damn,” I said. “I wasn’t quick enough.”

I said it loud enough that the gentleman could hear me. I thought perhaps, seeing as his wife had also managed to snag one of the scarves, he might choose to pass his along to me. No such luck. My wife just smiled and patted me on the arm. Hundreds of red scarves had just fluttered down from the ceiling of the Elvis auditorium at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the grand f...

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