When things don’t work as they are supposed to, as you count on them to function, as we go about our daily tasks, we become frustrated. 
   So little is truly reliable: technology, or temperament. 
   When we don’t work, as we are expected (or expect ourselves) to function with our usual reliance (or resilience), the frustration increases. 
   Expectations unfulfilled. 
   Machine or man, we expect a certain regularity to maintain the order of our life. It is what we have become accustomed to: reliability. 
   Dependability. Trustworthiness. It is a responsibility to ourselves, if nothing else. What can we do when we trust less and doubt more? 
   Some questions cannot be answered when the response is not what is required. And still, we are expected to function today or any day. 

10/23/2023                                                                                            j.g.l.