You know, life it hard.  More so for some people than others, but that just means that those of us who have it easier should appreciate what we have all the more.  So it never ceases to amaze me that so many people, particularly those who have been given a really shit roll of the dice in life, won’t take an easy rode to security or success when it is put in front of them.  Some people just always have to do it the hard way…