| What a morning. It seems harder and harder to move my feet out of my bed. Most of my drive derives from making sure my dog (older than I in dog years) has enough food for the day. My second priority is the morning paper. I thumb through the fat and get to what I call the prime rib...the obituaries. As I crack the obituaries I read that... |
| I had done my job thoroughly, just like I had everyday for the past 14 years. I knew every name on that page and every story. Not all of the useless information on how "they loved rock climbing" or "this fellow lived an ideal life." No. I knew that.. |
| I've glamorized the lives of so many. Some easier than others, but most, it was like drawing blood from a turnip:"Ol' John Jacobs, he was a - uh -he was a great master of tic-tac-toe." Yeah, when I got home every night, the rose-colored glasses came off |
| and I scrutinized my own life with home-court advantage. These obituaries have shackled me for longer than I can remember. For crying out loud, I feed a dog every morning that is stuffed full of cotton! Yeah, my dog, Sam, is not among the living. |
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A man, stuck in an everyday routine, struggles to find a reason to get out of bed each morning. He searches the obituraries each morning to see life's lottery winners that day. Maybe this day will prove different?
This story is inspired by the artwork of Jonathan Bergeron. His design: The Review, was chosen by TeeFury.com as the shirt of the day.
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A man, stuck in an everyday routine, struggles to find a reason to get out of bed each morning. He searches the obituraries each morning to see life's lottery winners that day. Maybe this day will prove different?
This story is inspired by the artwork of Jonathan Bergeron. His design: The Review, was chosen by TeeFury.com as the shirt of the day... more
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