Apologies for being so quiet this weekend.

After I wrote the Patriots day blog, I was just tired.

Too tired to contend with the back and forth gutter fight of the democrats.

Too tired to deal with Al gore and his musical hypocrisy.

Too tired to deal with the price of oil, Earth day and the entire environmental movement.

Some days this job becomes rather draining.  There is so much negativity and bitterness, so much venom and vitriol and so much partisan hatred that you almost want to shuck it all, and take up paper mache jewelry.

Almost.

Sunday I rested, and  Monday I focused on my day job, as Monday’s often demand.  And today I was treated to this story, which served to piss me off.   That was shortly followed by a round of “Bush is stupid” on a Christian Discussion list, a round of Hillary and her promise to Obliterate Iran if they attack Israel on another discussion list, and a few other like stories.  So I was ready to jump in.

But the kicker was an email, the story of a friend named Paul who has been facing despair and unemployment for about a year, which was followed by a stint of homelessness, the feeling of misery that comes from realizing your children are the real happiness in your life, coupled with the feeling that you are a failure to them.

Paul was close to meltdown as he put it, but somehow managed to overcome it and was hired today at a job that offers him the chance to rebuild his life, his self esteem and his faith in himself.

In short, my feelings of weariness form work, life and blogging are pure bullshit.  I have a decent apartment, a good paying job, wonder family and friends and I get to blog anytime I want, something I really like.  Heck, I blog in not one but 5 places now, and I feel good about the impact it has had. 

I have guitars to play when I need to unwind, books to read and a nice place to read them.

What the hell am I whining about?

Paul was reduced to working part time in a deli, sleeping in the deli parking lot and watching his life swirl down the drain bit by bit.

His despondency and depression didn’t stop him from interviewing and trying.  He never gave up.

What’s my excuse?  Take a good look around people.  Be thankful.

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