Compared to Others, My Unemployed Ass is Doing Well, and I Acknowledge That [View all]

[Typical NYC Lib]

Ten weeks ago today, I was let go from my job as a roofpeter for the Post. (And, yes, I felt dirty the whole time, but it was a chaypeck.)

I still have my unemployment benefits, though: I still have my apartment on the Island. (Staten, not Long.) I guess I'm just posting this because I realize that many, many unemployed Americans---including some on this very site---are having a much worse time of it than I.

To anyone and everyone reading this, I wish you luck. I haven't given up. Don't you!