10 GROUNDCOVER NEWS VENDOR VOICES There's enough room at the top My message to the top: move over, there’s plenty of room! There’s enough room for all of us. We are all in this together. The more we try to deny this, the more we are drawn towards a stark reality — we are a greedy, selfish and uncaring species. I admit it, I also see these characteristics in myself. I know, I know, what do we do about it Mr. Smart Guy? Am I just going to point out our faults while you're not even sure that it’s true? "Convince me," you say? Well that’s a big order my friends! Why should you listen to me? I realize that there are so many people that do things I could never do, so many people you should be listening to, so how can I compete with that? I think my biggest asset is that I'm a good listener. Well that’s a pretty modest asset you might say. Well, you’re wrong my friends! I listen to everything! Sometimes even to things I shouldn’t. I listen to the children who don’t like the way things are and they don’t know why. I listen to the privileged who complain and have no answers. I listen to politicians who are WAYNE S. Groundcover vendor No. 615 there’s no do-overs. I believe that the elite of this only after power and wealth. I listen to the trophy wives and the mail order brides. I hear it in their voices — heaven forbid they are allowed to voice a thought. I hear ugliness every day. I recognize the tyrants of the world. They’re not hard to find. When are we going to say enough is enough? Well people you have spoken loud and clear. You’ve chosen hate over love, you’ve let a tyrant in our midst. You’ve turned the world upside down and I’m ashamed of all of you. You’ve sold your souls. When the ramifications of what you’ve done starts taking effect, you’ll realize there’s no going back … that’s right, nation caught on that there is enough room at the top; this scared the bejesus out of them. How wrong we were thinking that they felt the sting of sharing the wealth. How wrong we were that the essence of fair play had taken hold. Yes my fellow citizens, they rocked us to sleep — or did they? They exposed themselves to us and it was an ugly thing. Or was it? As we watch them slit each other’s throats and vie for greed and power, we will be watching and if history tells us anything it’s that we will be there to pick up the pieces just like we always do. So my fellow citizens, let’s keep the destruction they try and heap upon us to a minimum and know we are going to overcome. This madness we are entering into is only temporary. Good always conquers evil, love always trumps hate. We have nothing to fear folks, so lets just sit back and watch the show. If there’s one thing I know, it is that we know how to pick up the pieces. POWER TO THE PEOPLE! NOVEMBER 29, 2024 Undercover intel: Panda musings CINDY GERE Groundcover vendor No. 279 Monday is mope day Tuesday is take off day Wednesday is whine day Thursday is thirsty — we are almost there day Friday is party freak day Saturday is fatterday Sunday is one more fun day Kick it back around day to a Monday… happy happy Hope PUZZLE SOLUTIONS SHAWN SWOFFER Groundcover vendor No. 574 Let’s be positive Happy Encouraging And persevere Let’s look to the upcoming future Goals Achievements Let’s hope and pray Hope to help others out Hope for a brighter future for all My future I pray for Looks bright and shiny New and warm Fantastic and wonderful exp. 01/31/2025 As walls hit me pretty constantly I try and run sometimes I win Sometimes I don’t — I skin my knees And sometimes I’m blessed Times are hard and never improve But always hope for the best
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