It came on slowly, I guess, until one day I realized wait a minute…there’s that song AGAIN.

I’ve noticed that people are suspicious of nice. They aren’t used to nice unless it comes without a trick or a string attached. And, sure, there’s plenty of that around.

You insert your fingers in either end—or borrow a friend’s finger for the other side, even more fun. The more you struggle to escape the trap, the tighter it binds you. The more you stretch and pull at it, the more it stretches and pulls at you back.

In December 2019, I was in Malta when the power grid went down across the country.