Comments on: In the Millions… http://www.takepart.com/2007/12/07/in-the-millions/ News and entertainment that inspires and compels social change. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: eph http://www.takepart.com/2007/12/07/in-the-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-13 eph Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:59:42 +0000 http://69.89.31.155/~takepart/blogs/?p=281#comment-13 I recently decided to go freelance, and finally feel that wonderful joy of realizing that you can't believe people consider what you do everyday is "work" - I'm just having so much damn fun. But of course, this means I have no insurance, and for the first time in my life. How ironic that in the American dream of "life, liberty and happiness," the first and last ones are (at least for me) mutually exclusive. I recently decided to go freelance, and finally feel that wonderful joy of realizing that you can’t believe people consider what you do everyday is “work” - I’m just having so much damn fun. But of course, this means I have no insurance, and for the first time in my life.

How ironic that in the American dream of “life, liberty and happiness,” the first and last ones are (at least for me) mutually exclusive.

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