"I quite agree - the weather has been pretty dreadful lately."
Optimistic Pessimists Mugs
Bring a smile to their face with mugs that celebrate the optimistic pessimist’s view—witty, humorous, and perfect for starting or ending the day with a little bit of balanced hope and realism.
Road Forks in the Road: No Way and Yes Way.
"Son, the world is full of disappointments. About 7.7 billion of them."
Platitudes for the hopelessly realistic. When life gives you lemons, get a gift receipt.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. That's a relief! How much can they expect out of your on your first day?
"I call it the The Power of Positive Pessimism. Knowing full well that most of the things I try almost always end in disaster, yet somehow finding enjoyment in every step of the process. It works for me!"
Tom's last day.
"Well, this must be as big as I'm supposed to get."
Car insurance, breakdown cover, mobile insurance, home insurance, camera insurance... - 'Life insurance, health insurance, professional indemnity, and tax insurance.' - 'Let the bad times roll... heh, heh!'
"I see fleeting moments of happiness in between extended periods of boredom and stress."
The End is Near art gallery opening.
Research -Development - Wishful Thinking
"Road construction used to bother me. But compared to all the craziness going on in the world, I'll take this any day."
"A glimmer of hope is fine, Hendricks, but anything more than that will lead to massive disappointment."
"Mister, I don't know if the glass is half full or half empty. It's 12 dollars."
"Die alone"
Do-over
"Oh well - same shit, different day. . .!"
Lent is a real drag this year. - 'Why? What did you give up?' - 'Hope.' - 'I gave up chocolate. Guess what?1' - 'What?' - 'I've made my ideal weight! Yay!'
A Stray Curmudgeon in a Field of Perennial Optimists.
Half Empty/Half Full/I'm Still On Vacation!!!
The end is near. The end is nearish. I get this way every spring.
'Taking guard' 'The pessimist'
The Manifestation of Dreams
World News for 2018
Gonna Suck
Sports PsychologyBad at Sports Pscyhology.
Y2K Solutions Inc.
'Turned out nice again.'
"Ambitions... to be proved wrong."
"Well, one good thing about being crocodiles is that we tend to have the beach to ourselves..."
'Don't give up hope, Steve -- they may decided to relocate a football franchise here!'
This will be a banner day for you!
"The scariest part is knowing that someday something'll come along that will make us go, 'Even the spider mutants weren't this bad.' "
'On a positive note, we're bottom feeders: We can't go lower than that...'
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