11.   Indicate whether you would do it again, and give them a rational explanation of what you went through in life.

12.   Look for some rational explanation, like the couple next door having a Hillary-size door-slammer of a fight.

13.   Many people, of course, scoff at the notion of ghosts and such, claiming there are perfectly rational explanations for what has been allegedly seen or heard.

14.   Meanwhile, there are rational explanations for this seemingly irrational behavior.

15.   My personal analysis is that there is no rational explanation.

16.   Sometimes, employees go so far beyond the call of duty that their behavior seems to defy rational explanation.

17.   Still, Wills-Brandon understands the desire for a rational explanation.

18.   The only rational explanation for their seemingly aberrant behavior is that a split in their leadership is widening rapidly.

19.   The NHL lockout, the most rational explanation for the slow start, might be acceptable elsewhere.

20.   The suicide bomber defies rational explanation.