https://paulnystrom.com/tags/bare-minimum/Recent content in Bare Minimum on Paul NystromHugoen-usMon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/shame/Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://paulnystrom.com/posts/shame/<p>When I was little, I tried to cheat my grandma at a card game. I don’t remember the specific game; I only recall that it featured Donald Duck and Friends characters on the cards. While her back was turned as she worked in the kitchen, I stacked the deck so that when we drew cards, I got all the good ones. She quickly figured out that I had cheated. She said, “Shame on you,” and refused to play cards with me anymore. I offered to make it right by stacking the cards in her favor, not understanding that that didn’t solve the problem.</p>