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expunge \ix-SPUNJ\

verb
1 : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion 2 : to efface completely : destroy 3 : to eliminate (as a memory) from one's consciousness

So much has been expunged from my timeline and at the same time, not enough.

slurp

ephemeral \ih-FEM-uh-rul\

adjective: lasting a very short time

My confidence is flawed. Haltingly ephemeral. Though always enhanced by a well mixed drink.

handy job mandy

white elephant \WYTE-EL-uh-funt\

noun
1 : a property requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit 2 : an object no longer of value to its owner but of value to others 3 : something of little or no value

Trying to not live in a white elephant is more difficult that I had expected.