Synopsis

Karl often muses on the brain as having two distinct aspects, possessing an uncanny ability to anticipate impending difficulties. He shares anecdotes of consuming a beetle, of losing his way in London, and of conversing with a ghost in Cornwall. It turns out the ghostly encounter was not a personal experience, but rather a story recounted to him by his mother. He also comments on his aunt's aversion to double glazing, and expresses a managerial philosophy of dismissing employees who are absent d