Among the references to my life the work-required psychologist pointed out was that I seem to have a solid support network. All I can say to that is what the kids say, “True dat!”

Towhit, the gentleman friend in my life has pretty much surpassed my hopes of support and understanding. Rather than wondering about how I could have found myself in a such a negative situation at work and speculating what I could have done to avoid the trouble, he’s been pointing out all of the ways in which it was practically inevitable. As he points out, my writing, my ability to bring this website to light and my sense of humor are actually all evidence as to why the 9-5, workaday life is narrower than my mind. And, for those who embrace that narrow world, it is not rocket science to realize those of us who don’t can be a tad irksome. Usually, I know that, and I kick myself for believing people at work who told me they wanted a little bit more than Babbitt.

(OK, maybe that’s not fair. Maybe, now that my lawyer has my blemish-free personnel file and the psychologist is ready to report that I ain’t psycho, maybe now my employer will act with some fairness. Who knows? For today I’ll try to keep an open mind.)

The point of this post, however, is this link sent to me by M. In the article, as M. points out in his email, they assert, “Today people get their news and, just as important, their attitudes from more rambunctious sources: the polarized polemicists on talk radio and cable news channels, comedians and webmasters.”

As the mistress of this website and a stand-up comic, you might say that I’m actually in a whole other mainstream about which apparently no one at work got the memo.

(I think the ultimate revenge for the tears I’ve shed and worry and all the bad energy tossed around by someone trying to label me as violent and dangerous will be succeeding in the creative world. Some day, maybe the person who started the mishegaas by going to HR will be bragging that she knew me when. Can’t wait to snub her at the book signing.)