sunday afternoon. it's gorgeous outside, maybe a little hot...all i know is, it sure is hot in my apartment. i'm sitting on my hardwood floor wearing my cowboy hat, eating corn nuts, drinking my third pint-glass full of coffee and listening to john prine (who wrote the following lyrics)...

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i was cryin' ice cubes, hopin' i'd croak

when the sun came through the window, the ice all broke

i stood up and laughed, i thought it was a joke

that's the way that the world goes 'round

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that's the way that the world goes 'round

you're up one day, the next you're down

it's a half-an-inch of water and you think you're gonna drown

that's the way that the world goes 'round

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i wouldn't normally imprison myself on such a lovely day, but i need to find a job already. and if i don't lay down the law with myself, i'll just flutter around volunteering and enjoying the little things about being utterly free...forgetting that i really do need to find a way to make ends meet...maybe some cheap thrills tomorrow ;)