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Monday, November 30, 2009

Tough times, part 4

Just how tough is tough? For some tough is rougher than for others and for others rough is tough. But these tough times have not had mercy on those who have more than others. For those with abundance, tough has had its affects.

Tough is not as relative as you may think, because tough times make ripples and ripples reach those who a lot of people think are beyond being touched by ripples. Like Jesus said, "A stone in a pond creates ripples that reach to the shore." Well, maybe it wasn't Jesus who said that but it should have been because the whole ripples thing needs to be understood by all of us, living and dead.

Ripples are rough and they reverberate to all walks of life. Rough ripples shake the foundation and in tough times those ripples can fracture a foundation. This is what we are all feeling in these times, in this new millennium which grows older by the day. It is so important that you accept that these tough times are being shared by those around us, away from us and without us.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Tough times, part 3

During tough times it is difficult to become motivated on a Monday. During very tough times it is even harder to pick oneself up --no less someone else-- and dive into actions that may make tough times less tough.

Mondays are the worst days during weeks during tough times because for most people they are the start of another week of tough times and that is a burden that most people despise during tough times. Tuesdays are a bit better, Wednesdays better than Tuesdays, Thursdays way more pleasant than the day before, Fridays ripe for expectation of a good weekend and Saturdays are the portal to drunken stupors, the savior moments of the week during tough times.

The trick to beating the weight of Mondays during tough times is twofold.

First, you can pretend it is Saturday and get pee-eyed drunk. Second ... well, maybe there is only one trick.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Tough times, part 2

Tough is right. This morning in a bread line I was told they were out of bread. How humiliating is it to be in a bread line that runs out of bread? That is just one more instance of today's tough times. We all remember easier times, right? There were times when you went to a store to buy groceries and the store owner ran the joint (in fact he smoked a joint) and you could run up a bill just for the freaking sake of having credit with the place. Those days are kaput and let me tell you that the kaput pile is heightening.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tough times

It is true these are tough times all over but no one seems to realize that tough times have been all over all of the time and throughout all time. Today people are looking at doom as if doom is something new, something that doesn't rhyme with "room" or have a meaning that isn't sewn through the ages. These people are wrong and it would not surprise me if now and again these people try to take their pants off over their heads.

Tough times are part of all times and to think that these particular tough times are worse than other tough times is a wasted thought. People who spend time pondering that should think more about pastry. The toughness of times is always represented in times as times pass and, as the song reveals, as time goes by.

This is why we are presenting a series of essays addressing the tough times and our contemporary poisonous thought about their qualities of doom. Sure, tough times can kill you but there are worse things. Please check in here and other places on the internet for our continuing essays on tough times and how you can cope with them.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

... and the world laughs with you

Don't miss the Nov. 12 program as our host reveals the 10 funniest jokes in America, as judged by veterans of media comedy.

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