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Do you ever feel like your life is a country western song? Lost my house, my dog died, and I have no truck.
True, I did manage to sell my house below market value in order to avoid a foreclosure, but I walked away clean. I sold many of my belongings on Craigslist and moved in with my brother and his wife. They've given a lot of emotional support and I've managed to avoid living under a bridge. So life isn't so bad.
Having made that adjustment, my beloved dog, Timmy, died in February and that sent me into a downward emotional spiral. Seeing my distress, my brother and his wife got me a new dog, named George. George is not a replacement for Timmy but he has helped me deal with the loss. His antics are always entertaining, so I'm not quite ready to join a blues band.
It's true that I don't have truck. I don't really need a truck. I do have an 11-year-old used car of questionable value that has a non-functional air conditioner in the Texas summer. On the up side, it gets great gas mileage and serves as transportation.
I didn't lose my sweetheart because I didn't have one to lose.
Come to think of it, as Country Western songs go, my life probably doesn't have the right level of heartbreak and drama. Maybe it's not Easy Listening either, but who wants a Muzak life.
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