You wake up.
There’s been more bombing in Iraq, and more US soldiers are dead.
Some other terrible terrorist group in the middle east is making plenty of noise and threats.
Even Russia is making threats.
Our idiot of a president insists that the answer to everything is more troops and more money, with no real strategy. And he mispronounces “strategy.”
Your company is outsourcing your job to India. Now you won’t be able to afford to buy an iPhone when they come out.
That kidnapped pretty white girl’s body was found.
NOW…
for lunch, would you prefer:
1. a 3 mile power walk, followed by a salad of mixed greens with a light vinaigrette and a bottled water
OR
2. homemade 3 cheese macaroni and cheese from the restaurant down the road, delivered, because you can’t leave your desk and stop checking cnn.com for more bad news. And a dr. pepper to drink because it reminds you of your childhood. And one of those hostess cream filled chocolate cupcakes from the vending machine. The second one in the pack will be your snack later.
America is fat because we NEED COMFORT FOOD, people! We are bombarded with BAD NEWS EVERY DAY. Things need to get better quick, otherwise, we are all going to start looking like this guy*.
*warning: may require eye bleach








Maybe that’s why I’ve inexplicably lost 15 pounds–I stopped watching the news! Turn off the TV and cancel the newspaper, folks!
Note to self: Read the warning BEFORE clicking the link.
Ulp.