The old guy boogaloos down the staircase of mediocrity once again. Today we're tackling shelf life. The Bertrand example is a good starter. The intent is to metaphorically go right to the notion we're all dying - -just some of us are doing it faster than others. The point is despite decline, stay away from the fixes of yesterday because they might do more harm than good. If the assessment reveals so much love, sufficient vodeo-doos and no one pleading for what's happened to you? answers, you don't have to state "I've exceeded my shelf life". [insert the "been there, done that" recap here]. On that note, Covid Super Bowl LV might be today's highlight. It just crept into the scene like Maggie in Secretary but we're either in Armageddon or the Recovery depending on your Versatility. I'm going with Ike Asimov's "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."