Bad luck and trouble

Sometimes, it seems, the world is out to get us.

The stars line up a certain way, or our biorhythms are off, or our luck simply runs out. Then one minor catastrophe after another descends, hammering us with problems and expenses, pushing us to our emotional limits.

After a while, we’re able to look back upon these travails and laugh. But when we’re caught in the midst of them, laughter is out of the question. We’re too busy trying not to weep.