The Art of the Compromise
No one really knows how the parties get to yes. The pieces that are sacrificed in ev’ry game of chess. We just assume that it happens, but no one else is in the Zoom where it happens.
Online Life
Large Following
Yeah, I know, I know: that just stinks. But that’s the way it is.
Good Advice
Who are you going to believe: someone who spent more than a decade studying, or a celebrity who heard something once? (I know, I know: the celebrity, but stay with me here.)
No Escape
I hit “Control” every time the boss walks by, but that never works either.
And That’s Before Sharing
These numbers will rise substantially when someone’s light bulb burns out, so they share it again to complain no one has changed it for them yet.
Understanding Reactions
Except on the political posts, when “coffee” is replaced by “booze”.
Seek But Ye May Not Find
And of course it says “thread closed” and there’s no way to contact the poster to ask, “Did you find a solution?”
Makes Me Grumpy
And sorry, but it’s true. Goodbye Tardar Sauce (her real name).
Just So You Know
It will be a struggle that I will have to bear. Please carry on without me. (If you didn’t already know, my primary presence on Facebook is here.)
Obsession
“See, that’s exactly the problem with you! You call them ‘strangers’, but they’re my people!”