About a month ago, I slammed my finger in my car door. Yes, that is the kind of immense talent that I have. I can slam my own finger in the door. To make it even more impressive, I was inside the car and managed to get it caught where the door meets the dashboard. Truly I am remarkable. But how I did it isn't as much of the point as what happened afterward. For a few seconds I was completely, totally, irrationally convinced that my finger had fallen off. The pain was so sharp