I’ve been viciously beset with an acute attack of unrepentant consumerism and I’m not quite sure what to do about it. Any remaining shards of creativity have been eclipsed by online shopping. The research skill that was once my forte is now directed at finding the best possible products at the best possible prices. It’s a shame. I had so much promise. Sigh. People who have not completely forgotten me may wonder ‘whatever happened to that guy … why can’t I think of his name?” And they will be surprised when I overhear them and interject that they cannot think of my name because there are quite a few people with name and it is so easy to forget who is who. I know I can’t keep track of that.