Just For Thought

By Donna Stilt

"I'm Tired.."

Yes, 1'm tired. For several years I=ve been blaming it on middle age, iron-poor blood, a lack of vitamins, air pollution, water pollution, the saccharin, obesity, dieting, underarm odor, yellow wax build-up and a dozen other maladies that make you wonder if life is really worth living.

But now I find out that I'm so tired because I'm so over worked!

The population of this great country is 200 million.

Eighty-four million are retired.

That leaves but 116 million to do the work.

There are 75 million in school, which leaves 41 million to do the work.

Of this total, there are 22 million employed by the government.

That leaves 19 million to do work.

Four million are in the Armed Forces, which leaves 15 million to do the work.

Take from that total the 14,800,000 people who work for the state and city Government, and that leaves 200,000 to do the work.

There are 188,000 in all of the hospitals, so that would be 12,000 folks left to do the work.

Now, there are 11,998 of the people in prisons, which leaves just two people to do the work... you and me!

And you're just sitting here reading this!

No wonder I'm tired!!