What Was and What Should Never Have Been

Getting around to raking my taxes together a little later than usual this year. Doing what I have to do, for now.

It's this strange ritual, every year. I meticulously comb through the previous year's receipts. Recalling and reliving all these significant events that I have these little paper reminders of.

O!, the optimism I had back in January of last year! The great expectations I had last May! The heightened caution of last October...

This time next year... come what may... things are going to look different.