Tensile Times

2017-08-18

Monday we have the big eclipse event which will pass through as a result of astronomical fate. Like several others in my building I am opting to take the day off to avoid the people who are coming into town to witness the event ... or the clouds which may obscure it.

At any rate, I decline to wade through the happy or otherwise throngs of people I expect to be up town for this thing and cannot believe that my bank is closing for it as well.

Then there is the lottery which has ballooned to 510 million dollars which compels me to buy extra tickets even though each one improves the odds for my winning quite a minute percentage ... next to zero or so.

Is it any wonder that the distractions creep in like so much high tide of preoccupation seizing my "now" with the "what ifs" and "if onlys" I act so hard to ignore.

So, what have we learned about current events. We know that I really don't give a rip about the eclipse and will overspend on the lottery yet again in an attempt at that pie in the sky prize I've sought and lost so many times.

What is that thing they say about repeating past mistakes ?