According to the Infinite Monkey Theorem, given enough time, monkeys on typewriters should eventually compose a letter to me letting me know I've obtained the interim security clearance needed to start the job I accepted in June. Evidently, this happens right before they finish the last act of Hamlet, as they're still banging away as I wait for the ability to start my job.
Nonetheless, I forced myself today to look for some positive aspects of an otherwise miserable situation:
First, if I had been working already, I wouldn't have some across the practically mythical dog walker in our area, Raphael. You see, Raphael takes dogs on walks that last well over an hour per walk for the relatively paltry sum of $14 per walk. We had been paying another walker much more than that for walks that were 20-30 minutes. Plus, Raphael quickly schooled my hyper pit bull who loves to test anyone new we bring into the apartment. It was actually nice to see Jack go from "Crazed Tasmanian Devil" to "Submissive Puddle of Compliance" without Raphael even breaking a sweat. This alone could make having to wait to start work worthwhile, in the long run.
Next, as I was reminded today, I have been reacquainted with patience and perseverance. Now, it may not be by choice that I've honed these qualities, but they can come in handy, so I hear.
Third, when I start working, I'm going to have to dress like a grownup again. I can't lie and say that I haven't enjoyed spending the summer in shorts so far. I'm going to sweat like Anthony Wiener when his wife found his cell phone anyway, so I might as well do it in comfortable clothes.
Last, I've come to the recent revelation that, since I've had more time to devote to my part-time gig teaching Ethics at Southern New Hampshire University, maybe I have been a better teacher and provided something that will be of use to my students down the road.
Now don't get me wrong, I really want and need to be able to contribute more monetarily to our financial situation. But until the monkeys get their Shakespeare together, as least I have a few things going positively.
