Avoiding Alternate Universes

Many of us are naturals at this.

I'm not trying to pass judgment on alternate universes. I'm simply pointing out a tried and true way to avoid them.

An alternate universe is created every time you take action. So right away you can see where this is going.

Suppose I'm on the third hole at Hesperia and there's hardly any wind. I've been getting puffed up in my pride and I decide that I'm going to mash down on a five iron instead of simply hitting a full four iron. And my ball goes into the water. When I pulled the five iron out of my bag, an alternate universe was created, wherein I pulled out the normal four iron. In that universe, I landed just right of the green, pin high and I chipped it close and made the par putt. Compare that with what's happening in the 'real' universe, where I took a drop, with a new ball, and chunked it into the water, beyond the reach of my ball retriever. Now I'm pissed. I drop another ball and hit it too hard and it goes across the green and out into the street. By the time I'm finished, there are two groups waiting on the tee and I'm writing "14" on my card.

So here's the secret to life and to avoiding alternate universes: Don't do things differently!

Thank you and good day.