Symptoms

When did they start making the weekends so short? There had to have been at least 20 more hours in a weekend in the past. Whoever shortened the weekend needs to be dealt with severely.

I'm beginning to suspect they're shortening the nights, too. After turning forty, I started noticing how tired I feel in the mornings. I swear I'm missing an hour or so of sleep.

Also, I think I'm being poisoned. There's this puffy layer showing up around my mid-section. I try to make sure that the source of all the steak and cake I eat is clean, but the amount of pudge keeps growing.

Seeing It All

Nothing's ever straight-forward. There's always some english put on it and some veil covering the truth. Nobody wants to expose too much of what's real.

Reality can be terrifying. It can also be reassuring. It would just be nice to see it... all of it.

Real Life Lock

There must be some kind of combination lock on life. At some point, the combinations were handed out. I must've been absent that day, or lost the combination card. I've been spinning that dial ever since.

They Love Their BBQ

I love all kinds of food, but I've had enough barbeque for a while.

Returns

Watching the world go by can be easier than taking part. There's no requirement for interaction. The effort level is practically nothing, in comparison.

It's safer, too. The risk is minimal to simply observe. At the end of the day, very little is ventured.

Very little is gained, though. To see returns, there have to be investments. Investments require effort; effort requires interaction.

Hew-Stone

A day of planes and travel ends in good food and a comfy bed. Eyes heavy. *Yawn*

Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone

It's so easy to get accustomed to having things that it takes being without them to realize the level to which they're relied upon. The internet is one of those things. The world wide web has crept into every aspect of life. Then, Charter cuts a fiber bundle and half the country loses their connection to the world.