The Dismantling of America's Middle Class

Before I get too far into this blog I don’t want anyone to think that I’m a depressed potentially suicidal individual.

Yes, I have had my moments in the dumps. But generally I am a pretty optimistic guy. My catch phrase in life is: It’s a good life and someone has got to live it.

Still, I can’t help but feel down these days.

The daily news doesn’t help. The government pummels us day after day with more sour numbers on the economy. It is questionable whether the federal bailouts have helped anything, especially in light of the Wall Street fat cats and banking moguls still getting huge bonuses.

Those Old Alarm Clock Blues

I wrote this a few weeks before I got my layoff notice. I still think it is appropriate.
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There goes the alarm clock again: Same time, another day. It goes off the same time every day, except Saturdays and Sundays – unless I forget to turn it off. Still, there it goes. Insomnia has kept me awake most of the night so I’ve really been laying here anticipating it.

Most of the anticipation is dread: Dread about the commute; dread about parking; dread about walking into my cubicle yet again; dread about seeing my boss; dread because it is my life and I’m not very happy with it right now.