Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Have you ever wondered why some days are just good days? You wake up a little better, things just seem to go your way those days, you know? I wish that they came more often. If everyday was like that for me, I would be one of those annoying people you see on television that you just want to smack. I would probably want to smack me too, but that's just the sort of person I am. Ordinarily, I am not fond of perky people, as I have stated before. But I also have a distaste for those Eeyore, the sky is falling, and it always happens to me people, also. Somewhere there has to be a happy medium, don't you think? Wouldn't it be great if you could just tell how the day was going to shake out from the first five minutes? I mean, if you knew you had a great day waiting on you, wouldn't you just want to leap out of bed and get the thing started? On the other hand, if you knew it was going to be like the last Saturday before Christmas, when 3,000 people are going to come through your area in the world's happiest retailer, wouldn't you give some serious thought to calling off? Go ahead and admit it, we all feel the same way. Today, in spite of my so-so attitude, I had a conversation with a lovely lady named Beverly. Beverly has been with that retail source of wonder we all know and love for over eight years. Last week, Beverly was told that if she didn't open up her availability to eleven p.m. every single night she was going to be looking at "less than full time hours." That would be Walmart speak for lucky to get 30 hours. Beverly needs her job for the insurance that her husbands job does not offer. Walmart knows her situation, and what's more-they could not care less! They have a store to staff, and that is all they are worried about. Not if Beverly can find someone to stay with her daughters while her husband is at work, and not if it's safe for Beverly to be out that late. No, Walmart is worried about staffing and that is all. God love 'em. So again, I know that I've said this before, but think about the other price on the cheap stuff you get from Walmart, and see if you can really stomach the price. You'll thank me later.