Anyway, so I went to www.thestar.com, one of the city daily newspapers, hoping for random thoughts to strike. Well, that was a mistake. A sample of the headlines:

• Funeral for Sgt Ryan Russell, killed in the line of duty
  
• Suicide bomber, kills 52, wounds 150
  
• Chemical additives in kid's toys
  
• More people set themselves on fire in Tunisia
  
• More details on Ashley Smith, teen prisoner who committed suicide in 2007

With all this crap going on around me, it's hard to know what to think. My life is pretty good. I have no particular reason to be depressed. But with the pain and suffering that goes around, it can be difficult to bear up - even when things are going well.

Maybe it's this Blue Monday thing. Wikipedia, the authority on absolutely everything in the world, is inconclusive as to whether Blue Monday was Mon 17 January or the upcoming Mon 24 January in 2011. So...

I vote for establishing an entire Blue Week. We can spend a full seven days allowing ourselves to be sad about those things that are truly sadness-worthy. And even a few that aren't. Get it all overwith for the year.

Then, we can pull ourselves together and have a fantastic year. I know I'm expecting to...