1st World Problems

 Sadness comes in waves.  Sometimes the waves are large and terrifying.  Sometimes they are small, just enough to remind you that they are there. Sometimes the sea is calm, and you forget about the waves. There are days when the sea is calm and you are sailing along when a small wave comes and makes you pause for a minute, just to reflect. Other times, rogue waves come out of nowhere. They take you down with great force, and you have to fight to free yourself from their power.  No matter what size the wave is, it does take effort and care to get yourself back into calm waters. From time to time and wave to wave, freeing yourself from the water can feel like more effort than you care to take.  Other times, you pop back up without much effort at all. Then there are the storms. You get hit with wave after wave. Tired doesn't even being to cover what you are feeling. Everything burns, you feel paralyzed, and you don't think you're going to be able to break free this...

 How many times do you think you've watched your favorite movie or TV show? And how many more times do you think you've watched it since the advent of streaming services? Or, has your old favorite been replaced by something new that you found because of streaming services? In some ways streaming services have shortened and lengthened our collective attention spans. When my husband and I are not in the middle of streaming some show, and he has no idea what he wants to watch, I usually wind up being the chooser.  He will sit and go through every platform, and click endlessly because there are far too many choices.  When left to my own devices, and no one else is watching with me, I will usually choose between three categories. True crime, musicals, or something I have watched far too often. Maybe there should be a fourth category here where I smash the first three together, think Sweeny Todd.  When it comes to streaming services, I think we all fall into the trap of co...