It has been a miserable month...

[Bunker]

I lost a grandmother (head of a large Italian family - whom are already bickering about the the estate which will take until next summer to settle ending with many of them not speaking to each other).

My ex-wife lost 2 people she was close with, which didn't directly impact me but my daughter has now attended 3 funerals in 30 days - a little much to take for a 12-year-old.

The stepson and now the wife have had terrible, antibiotic-required illnesses that just won't quit.

The wife has also heard rumors about her job being in question, which of course seems to make my hair fall out when I start writing check for the monthly bills.

Heating oil is up, my tank is about 1/2 empty and it isn't even winter yet.

My job appears safe but we are going through the annual finger-pointing which usually ends with lay-off rumors and no wage increase for the 4th year running (which equals a cut with the constant cost-of-living increases).

Don't even mention Christmas to me (which has even more poor souls with their hands out than usual).

So how does one deal with these stress inducing blues?

By planning to bomb the shite out of someone!

You have been warned.