I love to play Words with Friends. Ever since The Master Theorem went on hiatus (sob, sob), Words with Friends has been my lifeline to using my brain. Of course, when my thoughts were scattered like so much chicken feed, it was hard to organize letters, so I’d rely on the Words with Friends helper. A lot.

Monstro would come into my office at our old house and see me using the site. “Oh, playing some Cheats with Friends, huh?” I laughed, because it’s only the truest things that are funniest.

I don’t hide my cheating, though. I often proclaim it on Facebook. And, when I went in for the interview for my dream job that I didn’t get, during the exam I told the HR person that “I have my study notebook here but I’m not using it. I only cheat on Words with Friends.”

She did a double-take. “Me too!”

Alas, it did not help me to get the job.