Hopeful Realist Pillows

Hospital Checkout: Have a Guardedly Optimistic Day.

Japanese disaster

""On a positive note closing all the area offices might encourage some of our clients to develop important coping skills."

"Me? I'm really scared and sad these days..."

"Son, the world is full of disappointments. About 7.7 billion of them."

"It's a Wonderful Life" if it was written by scientists.

"You will bargain away what little integrity you have left for what little job security you can gain."

Woman talking romantically whilst man talks about measuring the scullery.

"Have you ever given any thought to what you're going to do after all your hopes and dreams are crushed?"

"Could you spare some change for a guy fresh off welfare?"

"Now at this point reality intruded."

"The bad news is that we've had to cut most of the services. . . The good news is that we can now tell people in 23 languages what we don't do anymore!"

"I see fleeting moments of happiness in between extended periods of boredom and stress."

Warning Being Alive On This Planet May Cause Cancer

"Where do you see yourself in five years?"

Rural Cityscape

The Dungeon

"Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be worse..." "Could be... oh, never mind."

"It's no good, Martin, it's still in the room."

"You can be anything!". . . "Take whatever you can get."

'Mom, Dad. . . remember that day you sent me to law school and I got lost?'

'I tried for a new lease on life, but I got a lousy credit report.'

"He's growing up too fast. Instead of hearing a fairytale, he wants to know about rights in the workplace."

Next time you apply for a job you might think about pretending to be someone else

"This new job of mine is like paradise."

'Yeah, I couldn't make a lousy cent for days and I don't care about it! Got me, dude?'

'The worst part is, we've never had it so good.'

'One thing about being chronically unemployed -- we're safe from work-related injuries.'

"As a Senior Citizen applying for this job, where do YOU see yourself in 5 years?"

"Old MacDonald had a farm"

'I'm looking as young as 20 years ago? Honey, promise me not to see an eye specialist for the next 20 years!'

Eight nights of excuses

'Hi. The Bluebird of Happiness retired. I'm the Bluebird of Things Could Be Worse.'

Optimist - Pessimist - Pragmatist