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I'm severely depressed: at the beginning of every new year, I challenge myself to see how long I can go without mistakenly writing the

previous year.  For instance, 2018 instead of 2019.  Even though I don't really keep track year to year, I generally try to go as far into each new year as possible without slipping up, and to the point that writing the correct year becomes muscle memory or force of habit or second nature.
  Alas, this year, I thought I was on a roll.  Almost halfway into February, and I hadn't missed once.  I was sure I would easily slide into Randy D Hall of Self Fame history, chalking up a zero-defect year!  It was not to be. Just yesterday, I discovered that last week, on February 6th, I wrote 2018 as the date of an upcoming appointment at work.  I may just crawl out on a ledge an fling myself into the speeding traffic eight stories below.  Sigh.

*Disclaimer.
This post is merely in jest; I do not think this is either the most important thing happening in my life or in the world. Have fun with it.



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Posted - February 13, 2019

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  •   February 13, 2019 6:46 AM MST
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  • 7919
    If it makes you feel better, I wrote 2017 on something the other day. I have no idea where that came from. *shrugs* That said, if the rules of the contest are you can't write the previous year, I totally win. 
      February 13, 2019 8:34 AM MST
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  • 52953


      Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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      February 13, 2019 9:42 PM MST
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  • 44231
    As a consolation, I read your essay twice and could find no errors. My wife got out of a traffic citation because the cop wrote the previous year on it.
      February 13, 2019 11:07 AM MST
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  • 52953

      Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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      February 13, 2019 9:44 PM MST
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  • 5455
    Don't worry, people usually stop mistakenly writing the previous year somewhere around the 31st of April.
      February 13, 2019 11:22 PM MST
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  • 52953

      You thought I'd miss that, didn't you?

      February 13, 2019 11:38 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I read through the first 100 words.  I got it.  I do this with my clients too.  I know when to stop in my head.  It's when I start to get a migraine.  


    Just try and shhhhhhh….

    No one cares, least of all you.


      February 13, 2019 11:26 PM MST
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  • 52953

      This post of yours means something.  I do not know what the meaning is, nor will I ever know.

    *~*
      February 13, 2019 11:41 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I am going to have a nice piece of Ezekiel sprouted bread now.  A little hungry.  That little dog guy is precious though.

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at February 14, 2019 7:50 AM MST
      February 13, 2019 11:44 PM MST
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