There are things in life that just work as promised. Refrigerators. Clock radios. Flattery. Children’s Motrin. FEMA. Velcro. Blue jeans. Big Macs. “Seinfeld.” Jack Daniel’s. These things make me happy. They consistently do their job. They do not inconvenience me. Except for FEMA — that’s the Federal Emergency Management Agency. I’m just kidding about that one.