Falling Down

I try to approach everything I do or that happens in my life with a sense of humor. Sometimes it takes me a while to find the funny in things but I usually get there. This post is a tongue in cheek look at everything that has been going on in my life for the past couple of months and any of the possible responses I could make.

Things have not gone well for me the past couple of months. It seems that everyone that has had the opportunity to take a shot at me has. It doesn't matter who they were- big corporations, my place of employment, doctors, and even a few of my friends- have all had me in their crosshairs. I was sitting here this afternoon after receiving the latest punch to the nads and I thought of the movie Falling Down with Michael Douglas.

The story line is that he plays a common working man, wears a tie, carries a briefcase, he has been laid off from his job and he has finally had enough. He has had one bad break too many. My favorite scene had to be where he goes into the fast food restaurant to get something to eat. All he wants is breakfast and he is three minutes too late (that is the story of my life). His reaction is one that a lot of us would like to have. He pulls out the submachine gun and demands his breakfast. That is not too much to ask. I have noticed that a lot of these fast food places now serve breakfast all day. I went into Bojangle's about 11 AM and they did not have grits. I should have demanded my grits. I wanted my grits.

I am not a violent person and I could never rise to the level of violence in Falling Down. I probably fantasize about being able to stand up for myself like Michael Douglas's character more than I should and after reading this, I am sure most experts would say that I am a psychotic break away from making it happen. No, that will not be me so I guess I will just have to sit back and hope that "karmatic" justice happens soon (and I just made karmatic a word).