Shipwrecked & Comatose

There are advantages to being in such a low-ranking position in my gigantic company.  When vendors reach out to me trying to partner with us for their services, I can tell them, "I'm nothing more than a lowly customer service agent. I don't have the power to make those sort of decisions.  No, I'm too unimportant in the company to know who the right person would be. " ### Me at 4AM:  I am wide awake. I can’t sleep anymore. I have to wake up in an hour to do my workout. I might as well get out of bed and start my day early. Me at 5 AM:  I am so tired. I want to go back to bed. I can’t because it’s time for my workout.   ### Baby swans are not particularly ugly. Where did that fairy tale come from? ### TV executives keep wanting to reboot old TV shows instead of making new ones. I think if they are going to reboot a show, it should be Mel and Susan Together .  ### Revelation in a recent dance class:  “I was today years old when I realized the connection between the w

    Are you looking forward to the elections of 2024?  Why or why not?  Do you think the country is on the right path, and you hope the next round of elections will keep us on that path? Do you think the country is on the wrong path and you hope the elections will change all that?  Do you fear the lack of change?  Maybe you fear the next elections will change the world for the worse if we don't stay on the current path.  Maybe you fear the world will fall apart if it we do.  No matter what happens, it's scary for someone .   To me, the scariest element of the elections next year is that nothing can be known. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing stays the same anymore, and situations can change in the space of one short news cycle. Let's use the most recent Congressional election as an example. Pundits predicted a "Red Wave". After all, it's natural for Congress to flip to the other party when there is a new president in office. There was a substantial "Blue Wav