I just got home a few minutes ago, cops everywhere, the coroner's van parked in the street

[condoleeza]

111. But that's pretty much reality, Ken

I've lost a sister and brother to suicide for the same reasons people have talked about here in response to Woody's death, which is sad, but completely understandable, IMO, and my sister also hung herself.

Too many of us grew up in hard times, with little family support. Us baby boomers are vilified daily, we're the ones supposedly bankrupting the system. I'm 64, still working in a very physically challenging job as a self employed person. I can't do this forever, hope to hold off on retiring and claiming SS for a few more years. I do a fucking amazing job, but can't do this forever and lost half of my savings thanks to Dubyah. Pretty much own my house and have no debt, so can live on that for awhile. Have raised 2 incredible daughters that I have no wish to saddle with my problems, as they are both dealing with the baby boomer in-laws now being raped and pillaged by the care centers they are living in.

Tired of this game, as are so many of us this age who lived through the shit storm of VietNam and had our loved ones and dreams taken away by the lies and manipulations our Gov't. has put us through. I've been working and paying SS since I was 14 and I feel ashamed to even collect SS or use Medicare?? Is this depression?, or is it reality? Frankly, it doesn't matter, when my $ is gone, when my dignity is gone, I'll be gone too. Fuck it.