ok, so the word of the day is vicarious...............so many ways that one can be vicarious....let me count the ways........1) down-and-out drunkedness......one of my coworkers drank 8 shots of bourbon this week in less than 1 hour....or so witnesses said...........2) adulterous behavior...........one of my married coworkers went out with another unmarried coworker after work.........3)foodstamps.....most of my coworkers receive public assistance of some sort......4)alternative lifestyles.......most of my coworkers enjoy at least one run-of-the-mill alternative enjoyment.........5)childish pranks.....one of my coworkers 'saran-wrapped' another's car after work............6)t.v.addicts.......need i say more...........7)convuluted family relationships...........again, there isnothing much more one can say about that.......8)creditor calls......ditto............9)tattoos/personal piercings.....................double ditto..........10)lexington bars.............i need never show my face at any.......i have heard enough already...................i am so tired from a full day at work, not only from labor, but also from the vicarious experiences that i glean from others.................it is a heavy burden on the worst days.............