being smart is that you usually see how things are going to turn out, and you’re right.
being raised in a Catholic home that has a fair amount of denial going on is that you try not to accept those things until they are in your face.
being The Loop is that you realize when these streams have been crossed, so you expect the worst, hope for the best, and collect all of your better thinking for when the storm comes. And make no mistake, the storm is coming, and I have my umbrella.