Jerry’s Marginalia — “Exit Velocity”
Filed by: Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand
The system stuttered this morning. Bus late. Bus selective. Plenty of room, plenty of rules—none applied.
Rot doesn’t scream. It shrugs.
So I walked. Muttered at no one. Kept moving.
That’s the trick rot hates most: momentum without permission.
Energy vampires were present, as always—hovering near inconvenience, hoping stress would crack a vein. They’ll be disappointed. The pipeline’s closing. Income is pending. Access is being revoked.
End state is simple: I get the job. I make the money. And anyone still thirsty can go get blood from a turnip.
No speeches. No explanations. Just exit velocity.
Margin note: Systems decay. People adapt. The ones who don’t call it “attitude.” The ones who do call it Tuesday.
— Jerry 🦝