Take A Deep Breath And Try To Relax

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August 4, 2009 The Housing Bubble

Take A Deep Breath And Try To Relax

by Ahansen -

August. Typically a month when we Americans take our annual two-week recess from the day-to-day in order to be miserable and harried in a slightly different setting. Some of us hit the road, some the hammock, some hit the bottle –or any combination thereof. All too often, our two weeks off translates into a disquieting meditation upon of the backlog that awaits us when we return to work.

In an ideal world, vacation is a time to recharge and reconnect. But for many vacationers, this August carries a foreboding that we may soon be experiencing “vacation” as a permanent way of life—only this time without the paycheck - or even bus fare home.

The threat of being down-sized in favor of someone’s idiot girlfriend or brother-in-law hangs heavy. For the self-employed, mounting competition for dwindling markets is the stuff of nightmares.

And while senior executives may continue to draw outrageous bonuses, where’s the fun if you have to worry about confronting a lynch mob of angry townsfolk every time you fire up the Ferrari?

After enduring 25 years of Sugar DaddyAmerica’s profligacy, the sweet, loyal marketplace we’ve all grown to love and trust has finally lost its forbearance and thrown a full-blown hissy fit. In the aftermath of all the shrieking and hair-pulling, it’s kicked over the dinner table, smashed the crockery, and flounced out of the house leaving us with spaghetti sauce dripping down the walls and red wine stains all over the carpets. (Or maybe it just dynamited the place in disgust– I’m lost in my metaphor here….)

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