Grizzly
Man Whore Expert
The bright side
I know the newspapers and TV stations and internet new sources have made the cause du juor the collapsing state of the economy(which I still will argue a tad), and it really is a big deal when things suck ass like they do at the moment.
However, you know what I can't get down with? This whole "golden era" bullshit that people espouse. "In the 30's...., In the 50's it was like Leave it to Beaver...., In the late-60's..... We'll never see another boom, except for the one in the 80's, like we saw in the late 90's/early-00's....
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Now, I might be wrong on that stuff, because I'm a bit of an optimist(I guess you would say) and not the best at economics. All I know is that I make X dollars and I'm not starving. Can I afford Armani suits, a Mercedes, a 3 bedroom condo downtown and to buy $8 beers after already paying a $20 covere? Fuck no! BUT, if I don't piss away money on consumables, I do "alright".
Anyway, the original point is this: When my roommate and I came home from working at the bar tonight, the house was 58 degrees. So, first I was like, maybe we should put on the heat... But then I was like, nah, nevermind, we both have space heaters in our rooms, so why fuck around with heating the whole house when all we'll use is a tiny bit? Makes sense, right?
Anyhow, I just had to use the watercloset and it was fucking freezing outside this room! For a minute I thought about how terrible it was that we dont' really have enough money to heat this 4 story house properly(doesn't help that, IMO, the construction was shoddy). But then, as I pissed, IN A TOILET, I started to realize that we're living in the dream, dudes!
Yeah, there's some shitty times at the moment, but when else has communication been easier? When else has information been a click away? Do you know what writing a college paper was like in 1957? Shiiiiiii'!
Plumbing, in and of itself, is one of the greatest things ever! Yes, a warm shower and running water has been around for a good bit of time, but do you really appreciate how awesome it is? It really is. How nice is it to sit in a warm house and do your business, wipe with double-ply, quilted, soft toiltet paper and then jump in a hot shower when it's 18 degrees outside? It's pretty tits!
I've always been a "romantic", in that I've longed for life in the yesteryear, but I have to admit, a chamber pot, draughty castle and cold bathwater kind of lose their luster when I really think about it.
What's my point? I don't know, I'm wasted and I think I'm being all over the place. I guess the point is that, maybe, instead of focusing on how terrible things are(and there is some merit to that), we shoudl think about all the good things we have. Because, really, 40 years ago in the "golden age", none of us would have even "known" eachother.
Ahhhhhh, fuck it! I can only be a ray of sunshine for so long before it becomes painfully abnormal.
Point is, next time you take a shit, be happy it's inside and free of scary spiders like the outhouse at a place I hunt at.
I know the newspapers and TV stations and internet new sources have made the cause du juor the collapsing state of the economy(which I still will argue a tad), and it really is a big deal when things suck ass like they do at the moment.
However, you know what I can't get down with? This whole "golden era" bullshit that people espouse. "In the 30's...., In the 50's it was like Leave it to Beaver...., In the late-60's..... We'll never see another boom, except for the one in the 80's, like we saw in the late 90's/early-00's....
)Now, I might be wrong on that stuff, because I'm a bit of an optimist(I guess you would say) and not the best at economics. All I know is that I make X dollars and I'm not starving. Can I afford Armani suits, a Mercedes, a 3 bedroom condo downtown and to buy $8 beers after already paying a $20 covere? Fuck no! BUT, if I don't piss away money on consumables, I do "alright".
Anyway, the original point is this: When my roommate and I came home from working at the bar tonight, the house was 58 degrees. So, first I was like, maybe we should put on the heat... But then I was like, nah, nevermind, we both have space heaters in our rooms, so why fuck around with heating the whole house when all we'll use is a tiny bit? Makes sense, right?
Anyhow, I just had to use the watercloset and it was fucking freezing outside this room! For a minute I thought about how terrible it was that we dont' really have enough money to heat this 4 story house properly(doesn't help that, IMO, the construction was shoddy). But then, as I pissed, IN A TOILET, I started to realize that we're living in the dream, dudes!
Yeah, there's some shitty times at the moment, but when else has communication been easier? When else has information been a click away? Do you know what writing a college paper was like in 1957? Shiiiiiii'!
Plumbing, in and of itself, is one of the greatest things ever! Yes, a warm shower and running water has been around for a good bit of time, but do you really appreciate how awesome it is? It really is. How nice is it to sit in a warm house and do your business, wipe with double-ply, quilted, soft toiltet paper and then jump in a hot shower when it's 18 degrees outside? It's pretty tits!
I've always been a "romantic", in that I've longed for life in the yesteryear, but I have to admit, a chamber pot, draughty castle and cold bathwater kind of lose their luster when I really think about it.
What's my point? I don't know, I'm wasted and I think I'm being all over the place. I guess the point is that, maybe, instead of focusing on how terrible things are(and there is some merit to that), we shoudl think about all the good things we have. Because, really, 40 years ago in the "golden age", none of us would have even "known" eachother.
Ahhhhhh, fuck it! I can only be a ray of sunshine for so long before it becomes painfully abnormal.
Point is, next time you take a shit, be happy it's inside and free of scary spiders like the outhouse at a place I hunt at.
