[Col. Tigh]

Yeah, it sucks. Got shitcanned out of the blue by the last plate I had spinning, a married African Muslim woman I'd enjoyed plonking the past three months. I won't prevaricate--it struck me deep, and at a shitty time. My current prospects are none-too-promising at the moment, either. But I'll get up in the morning, drag my butt to work, and go day gaming at the mall (where I met her) again during lunch. Lesson to learn? Nothing is guaranteed, and a healthy, thriving harem can collapse to nothing at any time. In fact, they tend to collapse all at once, going from five to zero at the most inopportune time. But we as the alpha class pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and get back in the saddle!