We’ve all had one of those days, right? It starts first thing in the morning. Typically, the alarm fails to wake you, because there was a thunderstorm during the night and the power went off and, when you wake up and open one eye to check the time, you see the clock blinking “12:00, 12:00,” and the light on the window shade is WAY too bright for 6 a.m. and oh no – you’re going to be late for work.

Things go downhill from there. The dog picks this day to upchuck his breakfast on the...