8Writing Macros

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When I was 18, I got a job as a night auditor at a hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, working four nights a week from 11 PM till 7 AM. After a few months of this sleepless schedule, my emotions took on a life of their own. One night, at about 3 AM, I was watching an infomercial for a product claiming to restore men’s hair. As I watched the story of a formerly bald individual, I became overwhelmed with sincere joy. “At last!” my brain gushed. “This man has gotten the love and success he deserves! What an incredible product, giving hope to the hopeless!”

Since then I’ve found myself wondering if I could somehow re-create the emotional ...

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