Black Swan! The Unknown Unknown

Rare events happen rarely. There are many many rare events. Chances are, there is a rare event happening at this very moment. 

Planning for the known and the predictable is a quality that does not take much merit. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to plan for the unpredictable, the unknown. 

Yesterday, I am listening to the audio book, Black Swan. It talks about rare events. In one chapter, we listen to how lucky the real Casanova actually was among all the Casanovas, many unlucky. The Casanova thought his "etoile" was helping him. The word "etoile" is stuck in my head.  Partly because I did not know French. The day after, I took a friend of mine visiting from out of town to Napa. For wine tasting. Among the group of people was a girl who suggested to visit Chandon, a winery. Never heard of before. We went upstairs to their patio, where people wine and dine casually. There it was, the name of the restaurant on the patio shined: Etoile!

It is a "cute" rare event. It is a petit black swan.