I'm back. Like the bad penny, I'm home from a brief vacation in Las Vegas, and officially back in the saddle at the office. Sigh. I was only away four days, but you'd think I'd been gone a month for the giant shitstorm that awaited my return. The weekend is five days away, and retirement? Well, that's still 242 days away.

I am woman, hear me whimper.

This too shall pass...

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger...

The will of God won't take you where the grace of God can't protect you...

Saints preserve us...

This is not helping.

Maybe tomorrow will be a better day... but it doesn't look likely.