Hope Springs Infernal

I wonder if cave men had mid-life crises. Probably not. I'm guessing it's a relatively recent phenomenon for most men, occurring at that point when they're doing as well as they can possibly do in life so they'd better have a little fun before it's over. Either that or they've acquired enough security to become completely bored with whatever it is that's making them secure. Security is a fickle and elusive partner. It doesn't matter how well a man is doing, he's going to find ways to never have enough stuff by acquiring too much and then getting so burned out by trying to keep up with his own profligacy that he finds new and expensive ways to distract himself from the stress of it all, like taking a mistress. Or flying lessons. Or trying to become a rock star at fifty. Cave men had it easy.