Sometimes it takes something as small and ordinary as a green bean to show us how quickly our assumptions take over. When Jen handed me that single bean and said she found it on the "boat dock," my mind immediately jumped to conclusions-about people, places, and even intentions. Only later did I realize she had said "boat ramp," not "boat dock." That subtle difference shifted everything. What looked like a mystery of intruders and misplaced vegetables became instead a lesson in how context shapes our stories-and how easily our brains fill in the gaps.   As she walked up to the Pavilion from the lake, my brain projected Jen's  path as coming from the boat dock. She had been down there playing with the dogs. Jen's dog Smalls loves to jump in the water off the boat dock, while my dog Piper thinks jumping off a boat dock is a great activity - for other dogs. She doesn't mind splashing in the water as long as her feet can touch the ground.   Jen handed me a fresh green bean and said "I found this on the boat dock." My mind immediately pictured this expanse of floating plastic sitting 12 inches off the surface of the lake and concluded that the only way that green bean got there was by human intervention.   Trying not to jump to conclusions, we started talking possibilities as to WHICH human had left the green bean. Russ said "Austin must have been eating green ...