Things I Don't Understand

Simple math: There are four bowls. Each bowls contains an equal amount of food. So why do four cats fight over three bowls, and leave one bowl untouched until the other three bowls are empty? Now, picture four cats eyeing one bowl of cat food. How much food will each cat get? Answer: None. They will spend so much time arguing with each other that the dog sneaks in and finishes off the remainder of the food before they realize what's happening.

Scientific observation: How can two people live together and share a house, but only one of them notice when the toilet tissue roll is empty, and take steps to remedy the situation? Same question for empty milk cartons, empty shampoo bottles, and empty paper towel rolls.

Simple logic: There are no clean towels. Your spouse has told you the towels must be washed. Do you (A) ignore the fact that there are no clean towels, take a shower, then drip dry, (B) gather up the dirty towels, wash them, THEN take your shower, (C) ignore the non-clean towel situation, take a shower, then yell for your spouse to find an elusive clean towel, or (D) take a shower first, discover the towel situation after the fact, then proceed to get dressed while still wet. If you answered (B), then you are too logical, and should not be married.

Slippery slope: You have told the dog to stay out of the kitchen. He has heard this command a thousand times. Every time you turn around, he is underfoot in the kitchen. One day, you have a small/medium food spill. You debate whether to call the dog to help clean up, or just grab a mop. You decide to let the dog help, so you call him. He refuses to come near the kitchen. What do you do? Do you confuse him and order him into kitchen (which goes against MONTHS of training), or do you praise him for finally getting it right (at tremendous inconvenience to you)? Maybe the dog just got suspicious because it was the one day he was being told to enter the kitchen, and sensed some kind of entrapment.

Intro to Quantum Physics: You are traveling down a country road. It's not a heavily used road -- mostly just local traffic. You are the only car on the road. Why, then, do rabbits, birds, and squirrels place themselves directly in front of your car, with little to no warning, and expect you to get out of their way? If they waited 5 seconds later, they could cross unscathed. If they had crossed five seconds earlier, they would be watching you continue on your merry way. How do they decide the exact time to cross that will ensure bodily injury to themselves, a heart attack and a guilt trip for you, and a necessary wash for the car?

And finally:
Catch-22: A company has announced a new program to help save me money, because the company truly cares about it's customers. Sounds great, right? So why, when I look at the fine print, does it turn out that I get less service for the same amount of money I'm spending now. Also, the company will now add a separate fee to compensate them for starting the program to begin with, so now my bill is higher than ever before. When I say I don't want the new service, the company says, "Sorry, but we are not offering your old service anymore. You either go with our new service, or you find another company." Funny thing is, they are the only service provider for the area. What to do?