Attention Townspeople: This Is How To Make The Best Of A Rotten Situation.
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June 11, 2013TIME OUT.
June 11, 2013
First off – I gotta apologize, y'all. I have just had one of those days where I'm feeling utterly uninspired to write anything of substance, and so I've been kind of MIA today.
And it's not for lack of news, obviously. But I think Daisy pretty well covered the Edward Snowden thing, and beyond that, I'm not gonna lie – I'm just kinda scandaled out. Like – I hit a breaking point today where I just didn't even want to LISTEN to the news or visit my normal website hangouts. I just wanted to be blissfully, if only temporarily, unaware of current events. Of news. Of politics. Of the damage that this administration's policies continue to inflict on us all.
Which is why I suppose it makes perfect sense that this video is what finally broke my funk:
Those were passengers stuck on an Allegiant Airlines flight tarmac for FIVE HOURS without air conditioning or water or snacks. Two people actually passed out, and one threw up from either dehydration, or heat exhaustion or just total delirium from being stuck inside a metal tube with strangers for 5 hours without at least some recirculated air. I mean, the temp outside was 112, for crying out loud.
So what did they do? They broke out into giggles and song. Specifically, that horrible mind-numbing song of R Kelly's – "I Believe I Can Fly." Which is hilariously appropriate.
I love those passengers, for making the best of a craptastic situation. And when I watched the video, I thought, "Suck it up, Mock, and get yourself back into the game. You've got clever and competent readers, and a site partner, who are counting on you to pull your weight."
So here I am. 
Partly to explain why I've been lame today, but partly to share with you the awesomeness that is the people on Allegiant Flight 592.
That's how to roll with the punches, y'all. When you're faced with a craptastic situation? Band together with your fellow sufferers, and bust out some really bad tunes. And everything'll turn out all right.
