I found myself asking How did I get here

with apologies to Talking Heads

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And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself
"Well ... how did I get here?"

And you may ask yourself
"How do I work this?"
And you may ask yourself
"Where is that large automobile?"
And you may tell yourself
"This is not my beautiful house!"
And you may tell yourself
"This is not my beautiful wife!"

Letting the days go by
Water flowing underground
Into the blue again
After the money's gone
Once in a lifetime
Water flowing underground

Seriously.

I woke up one day in the summer of the year of our Lord 2025, to realize I had not one, not two, but three Authenticator apps on my phone. Each securing a shard of my digital life.

(Not to mention all the dusty crypto wallets.)

The apps:

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