Jackson Free Press

Philmo Jones: "When I lost my good-paying corporate job, after the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, a series of unfortunate events changed my life.

"It all started the day I left the unemployment office, after being denied unemployment benefits. I called that part of my life 'Joblessness.'

"I lived off of my savings and drove over a thousand miles to attend job fairs and interviews. After being turned down for a new corporate job, I walked dejectedly to my Mercedes-Benz, which I thought was parked in the corporate building's parking lot. But I couldn't find my car!

"Then I yelled, 'Someone has stolen my Benzzzzzzzzz!' Hours later I found out the fate of my vehicle. Had I gotten that corporate job, I would have kept the Mercedes Benz.

"Anyway, I called that part of my life 'Repossession.'

"The rest is predictable. When the utility companies cut off my electricity, gas, water, phone, cable and high-speed Internet, I called that part of my life 'Disconnection.' And when my landlord threw out my prized possessions and changed the lock on my apartment door, I called that part of my life 'Eviction.'

"Currently, I drive my gas-guzzling hoopty from my humble abode to my 12-hour-a-day, low-paying job at Y'all Mart. I call this part of my life 'CRAPPY!'"

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75011

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You hit the nail on the head with a lot of folks, man.

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LatashaWillis

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2007-06-22T10:36:19-06:00

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75012

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Thanks, LW! "The Pursuit of Crappiness": What a lot of us are experiencing.

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Stiggers

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2007-06-22T21:24:06-06:00

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75013

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You're welcome. As old folks say, "Times is hard." :-)

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LatashaWillis

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2007-06-22T21:27:55-06:00

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75014

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I'd say Crappiness is the one pursuing most of us...

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Ironghost

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2007-06-23T23:40:08-06:00