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Darcy tried to make out the time with one eye, but it was too blurry. There was no denying it though—it was time to get up; same job, same wake-up time, same routine for the past 19 years. He shuffled into the bathroom and yawned like a big, old lion. He glanced in the mirror and recalled he had shaved yesterday and rationalized that he didn’t have any important appointments or business going on today, so he decided he could skip a fresh shave today.
The Beginning
He showered and combed his hair, dressed hurriedly and headed out the door. As he drove to work, he passed a familiar fast-food joint and pulled through the drive-through. There was a three-for-one special today on breakfast burgers, so he ordered the special and ate two before he got to the office. The other he hurriedly shoved down his throat as he walked in the front door. The receptionist at the front desk gave him the familiar nod and smile as he passed her on the way to his office.
He flipped on the lights, plopped down at the desk, and let his computer warm up. He peeled the lid off his coffee and gulped down a generous helping. And so the day began. As the calls came in, he did a good job of under-committing himself to any time-consuming task. He suggested that people call another department or wait until next week to call back when his vacationing assistant would return. He pulled a bag of chips from the drawer and finished them off. Lunch was still two hours away, and he was rather bored and hungry.