The Whataburger Standard

I always considered value by a device I invented and call "The Whataburger Standard". This guideline takes the ratio of the value of the Whataburger (a large excellent hamburger) divided by the price (a good deal). If I found an item to exceed the Whataburger standard it was a great value indeed. That didn't mean items that fell below the standard weren't worth buying, but the farther below the standard they were, the less desirable they became.

Even though prices very over time I have found the standard remains.

For example, the price of the Whopper and the Big Mac have risen much faster than the price of the Whataburger. That being the case, and using the Whataburger as the standard, it is easy to see that the value (and the desirability, coincidentally) of the Whopper and the Big Mac have fallen. I rarely purchase them now.

The beauty of the Whataburger Standard is that, with a little imagination, it actually transcends the entire spectrum of manufactured goods from clothing to electronics to motor vehicles. The question remains.

"Does this meet or exceed the Whataburger Standard.?"

Passing Through

I have stood upon the mountain,

And I've seen the other side.
I've wrestled with the devil,
And I've wrestled with my pride.

I have been down in the valley.
I have stood out in the rain.
I've seen my love forsaken;
Felt the pleasure and the pain.

There's one thing that's for certain -
One chord that rings true.
It's a mighty world we live in but the truth is,
We're only passing through.

I have cried in tears of sadness.
I have cried in tears of joy.
I have found a life worth living,
From the peace within the noise.

I have turned my back on hatred,
Lying, prejudice, and greed.
Found the future in the present.
Found hope within a seed.

There's one thing that's for certain -
One chord that rings true.
It's a mighty world we live in but the truth is,

We're only passing through.

I have seen my bucket empty.

I've seen my well run dry.
But there's water down the road
And I'm only going by.

If I'm sitting on dead-ready,
When my chances come to knock,
I'll make it where I'm going.
I'll be tall just like a rock.

But there's one thing that's for certain -
One chord that rings true.
It's a wicked world we live in,
But the truth is we're only passing through.

Songwriters
Randy Lynn Scruggs and Johnny Cash