The transitive law of sandwiches

In mathematics and logic, this law states that if A bears some relation to B and B bears the same relation to C, then A bears it to C. My five year old discriminating gourmet son seems to believe that this applies to food as well, witness today's jelly and fluff sandwich.

The transitive law is an interesting one, and seems to become less utilized as we age. When kids dress themselves, they wear what they like and give little thought to how things go together. But as we age, we come to stress the final product more, the end rather than the means. This may lead to rather unimaginative thoughts, focusing on traditional themes and outputs. Maybe focusing on the inputs, on the things that we like, will yield creative, unexpected outcomes. In the area of decor, for instance, I've always thought that combining just about anything you like will yield a positive outome (in other words, you'll like it, though others may not), and really dislike "themes" and overstructured environments. While the method does not have to be dialectical, and often will result in failure (do you hear that, matchmakers?), be creative; try combining the jelly and fluff in your life and see what happens.