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 When I went to bed last night, I was hoping I wouldn't have to leave the house at all today. Unfortunately, I knew that wouldn't be the case when I awoke. Partly because I didn't have much to eat in the house and partly because I hate my house and any day I don't get out for even a little bit makes me feel like I'm crawling out of my skin. So in a less than stellar mood, I set out for the real world.

My first stop, as usually is, was my favorite local coffee shop. The line was out the door and I almost turned around, but the need for coffee and the knowledge that most the coffee huts between me and my next destination sucked, I decided to stick it out. 

So there I was, ten minutes in line and only having moved forward about eight feet, when suddenly a barista I didn't recognize came up to me with a coffee. She quoted my normal order, handed the coffee to me, and said I was good to go. The other people in line looked at me with (what I imagined was) jealousy as I stood there dumbfounded. I'm sure one of the regular baristas that I did recognize working was the orchestrator of this whole thing, but I have no idea which one it could be. It did put me in a good mood for a little bit though, even while I tried to remain in a bad mood.

Eventually the bad mood returned when the low self esteem part of my brain wondered aloud what if they gave me the coffee drink like that so they wouldn't have to look at me standing in line for the next fifteen minutes. Still, I got a free coffee (kind of free - I'll tip today's coffee money in their jar next time I'm there) and that was nice.

I also bought a new shirt, one that buttons up and has a collar. I think I need to grow up a little bit and adopt a little more of an adult wardrobe. I'll probably never wear the shirt, but at least I have it for any time I may want to feel more like an adult. 

Then I got some Eye Tooth pizza and now I'm home trying to keep myself in my skin. 

That was my July 4th, 2026. The 250th anniversary of this democratic experiment known as the USA.  

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