A message to be thankful, for a change

 Posted by on 27 February 2009  Modern Life
Feb 272009
 

Shamelessly pinched from my friend Ben, whose daily cartoon I direct you to.

Now, the comedian on Conan’s show, a gent by the name of Louis CK, does seem to have a point: despite the economic downturn, we really are surrounded by a pretty amazing life. We live in a pretty good time. And even if you lose your job, and house, and things look dire, it’s not like medieval Europe, when your life as a serf meant unending toil until the Black Death took ya.

So, are we all just spoiled brats? Or what?

Grant Hamilton

  • Determinator

    “Spoiled brats, undoubtedly, and in danger of becoming all too dependent on a rapidly evolving technology,” he wrote from his home computer, while text messaging his nephew across the province.

  • MPot

    I emailed you the same link. Sniffle. Why you no read my emails to you, huh?

    • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Grant Hamilton

      Oh, I’m so sorry! I so rarely read any emails these days! I’ve rapidly become a facebook whore. Credit also to Mpot, who doesn’t, to my knowledge, have a daily comics site that I can link to.

      Next time, Mikey. Next time I promise!

  • http://www.dinger.ca Ben Horne

    Smooth, Grant.

    You should also check out Louis C. K.’s stand up comedy. I highly recommend watching “Chewed Up”. It’s hilarious!

  • H. Bergeron

    A few decades back I told my young offspring that when I was young I didn’t watch TV because they was no such thing as TV – at least in these parts.

    At first they didn’t believe me, until I explained in greater detail, and I could see the look of amazement on their faces.

    It was soon replaced by a puzzled look, and the question – well what did you do for fun then?

    That’s when I realized that I should not only be amazed at my life, but that I should be spending more time making my kids life more amazing.