On Saturday morning I was dragged out of my slumber by the sound of the doorbell. It was Julie from work who was in the process of handing out her own wedding invitations personally. She was very excited and happy about the whole affair. She spoke somewhat nervously about various details of the anticipated wedding day. I said to Julie that I would not attend and that she should never forget, especially in these happiest of times, that the grim reaper is an unseen force pushing her into various dramas such as this one. At any given moment, the grim reaper will destroy all that she builds. I also mentioned that there is another force, far more sinister than the grim reaper, that defines the drama. The force that turns each and every one of us into self absorbed morons.
Julie appeared to be taken back by my declining of her generous invitation and walked out without saying another word. I was sorry she did because I wanted to thank her for waking me up to a beautiful morning.
I then proceeded to prepare a lazy Saturday brunch to enjoy with freshly perked coffee and my morning paper.
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