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The gas stations in town raise their prices on Wednesday, and again on Thursday, and yet again on Friday.
Your colleagues complain that when they went out for lunch, the traffic was bumper to bumper on the US highway through town and barely crawling
The grocery store sale flyer that came in the mail is full of stuff you shouldn't eat, like hot dogs and potato chips, or stuff you can't afford even at the sale prices, like t-bone steaks an inch thick
The fireworks seem to start every evening at dusk, keeping all the dogs within earshot, which is a long ways, barking until one or two in the morning

Oh, and the weather forecast is for possible thunderstorms every day for the next four days. Not a definite "It's gonna be gray and unpleasant" but just enough to make you doubt any outdoor plans.

Actually, I have to work Monday. We are only getting Tuesday off. Why couldn't it be Wednesday, so I would get to skip that evening shift I hate? Well, next year, I guess.

And for additional irrelevancy, here's a meme snitched from

corelog:

Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child.
Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded.
You cherish all of the details in life.
Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?