I’m in a bit of a quandary.

Or is it a dilemma?

No, it’s definitely more of a quandary.

See, a dilemma has a negative connotation.  It implies something might go wrong.

In this, I don’t think anything could go “wrong”, but I’m troubled.

On Friday, 2/2/2024 I tied my Wordle Max Streak.

               *Side Note 1 – Thank You

And on Saturday 2/3/2024 I beat that tie by 1, making it a new max streak.

It was 141, now it’s 142

               *Side Note 2 – some time ago, I was in the midst of a max streak of I think 165, when Wordle reset my score.  I still don’t know why.

But now, here I am, with my new Max Streak.

What do I do?  Do I keep going, or do I lose one, maybe take a day off, and keep that Max Streak at 142.

If I go on – suppose I set my newest Max Streak really really high.  So high that should I eventually lose it, or forget to play one day – OR – not be able to play one day, that to get to that Max Streak again would be unattainable?

Am I setting myself up for failure?

Or, do I accept this new Max Streak for what it is, start over, and try to break it again?

I think of Cal Ripken Jr and his Iron Man Streak.

That streak of consecutive games is ridiculous.

Seriously – 2,632 straight games.

Me, when I was racing track in the spring, I once missed a race for a blister.

A BLISTER.

And this guy played 2,632 straight games.

If my math is right, that’s more than 15 seasons of games.

In the heat of summer.

In the heat of MANY summers.

               *Side Note 3 – it was a really bad blister, unable to put on shoes.

His max streak of consecutive games played may never be broken.

Or, dare I say, it WILL never be broken.

By setting and then ending his streak, it was something that he’d never be able to do again.

Hence my quandary.

Too many decisions.

Why is adulting so hard?

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