Hobo Stress

I have been absolutely awful about posting lately, and for that I offer my most sincere apologize to those of you who enjoy reading this blog (aka Mom and Dad). But there has been something scratching at my conscience lately, like that branch outside your window that only touches the glass when it's windy outside. That is Stress. I give it a capital "S" because that is what it deserves. It is a huge part of peoples lives, although many people don't give it the recognition it deserves. But it is always lurking in the dark, like some kind serpent, silent and strong. I like the analogy of Stress being a snake for a number of reasons. First of all, alliteration. Secondly, I feel like snakes are the kind of animal that people don't understand and don't want to understand, much like stress. They would rather just ignore it until the are so wrapped up in it that it becomes hard to breathe. Thirdly, the alliteration again. That is really the only reason, I just kinda made that second reason up on the spot.
So why am I talking about it? You might be thinking, "I thought this blog was all about pictures and adventure and being a Hobo? How dare he talk about serious issues that have to do with mental states and physical states and any other state that he might ponder up!?!?" Or if you, the reader, are my mother you might be thinking more along the lines of "Stress?!?! What has happened to my little boy? He is all alone in a big old world, why won't he confide in me? Why is he Stressed and why is he unhappy and how can I help and why won't he just bathe himself regularly!?!?!" To answer you, I will say, life isn't all about the pictures, even a Hobo Kid has a serious thought from time to time and as for mental and physical states, my favorite one is Idaho. And to my mother, I do feel stress from time to time, but is nothing. As for bathing, it rained yesterday...
I consider myself one of the luckiest kids in the world. My stress is very real, but it is all trivial. An example if you will, this morning I woke up and realized that I hadn't pooped in roughly 39 hours. RED FLAG! Something must be wrong with me. A normal human doesn't do that. But then I said to myself, "There is nothing to worry about, it'll all come out in the end." As I laughed to myself and drank a cup of coffee I realized that this moment would be the most stressful part of my day. I am the luckiest kid in the world.
I have friends, correction, I have the best friends a Hobo Kid could ask for. They always have a couch for me to sleep on, a cold beer in the fridge, laugh right at the punchline of my jokes, tell me to keep adventuring and are genuine. I am the luckiest kid in the world. But these friends of mine, they have real stress. A demanding job, bills to pay, relationship issues, family problems, sickness, school loans, and so many things that I can't even fathom! Those things are real. They are Stressful. They are like that annoying squirrel outside the window. You know the one that is always "chic chic chicing" away chewing on acorns or whatever other squirrel business he has to attend to. Always there, but never close enough to grab by the tail and say, "hey you, Stressy the Squirrel! Get out of here cuz I got shit to do today!" I apologize for changing the Stress animal from snake to squirrel, but I am a slave to whim and alliteration. I am the luckiest kid in the world. My life is so simple, so basic, so void of stress, so filled with good memories with great friends. I am the luckiest kid in the world.
I guess what I'm getting to here is I want to make an offer. I know life is Stressful, I know everyday isn't a good day, I know that every once in a while Stressy the Squirrel-Snake wraps you up in his coils and pegs you with acorns. Those days happen. I want to help. If I can put a smile on your face for a few minutes or get you to laugh at the absurdity that is my life or I can just be someone to talk to. Anything to help relieve the Stress for a few moments in your day and maybe that stress won't have a capital "s" anymore. I am the luckiest kid in the world, because this is my life and I have so many people in it that make it great.
Well there it is, a serious topic and I even managed to get a poop joke in. I am the luckiest kid in the world!