Fill in the Blanks LL Chapter 46 GapfillOnline version A gapfill based on Chapter 46 of The Last Lecture by John E 1 wallet embarrassed grocery home mortified or knapsack office questions wilderness optimist lightbulb counter classmate projector executive I'VE ALWAYS felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation I've found myself in . When I leave the house , what do I need to bring ? When I teach a class , what should I anticipate ? . . . My mother recalls taking me to a store when I was seven years old . She and I got to the checkout , and she realized she'd forgotten a couple of items on her shopping list ? . ? ? I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself . So I stood there , and . ? Now that I'm an adult , you'll never catch me with less than $200 in my ? . I've always admired people who are over - prepared . In college , I had a named Norman Meyrowitz . One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead and in the middle of his talk , the on the projector blew out ? . ? We watched him walk over to his and pull something out . ? ? Our professor , Andy van Dam , happened to be sitting next to me . He leaned over and said , " This guy is going places . " He had that right . Norm became a top at Macromedia Inc ? Another way to be prepared is to think negatively . Yes , I'm a great ? . ? I've often told my students : " When you go into the , the only thing you can count on is what you take with you . " And essentially , the wilderness is anywhere but your ? .