THE GOLDILOCKS PHENOMENON
A pathology of perennial preference
Scene:
Toddler with a nasty case of Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (itchy/open sores all over hands, feet, and mouth, fever, runny nose) requests (yells name of) favorite show (“Lavender Harvest,” a youtube video of tractors in France harvesting lavender for eleven minutes, with a subtitle-narrated description of the distillation process). Mom, who wishes to…