Yes, I’m tired. For several years I’ve been blaming it on middle age, iron deficiency, poor blood, lack of vitamins, air pollution, saccharin, obesity, dieting, under arm odour, and dozens of other maladies that make you wonder if life is really worth living.

But now I find out it ain’t that.

I’m tired because I’m overworked.

The population of this country is 60 million. 20 million are retired. That leaves 40 million to do the work. There are 12 million in school, which leaves 28 million to do the work. Of this total, there are 6 million employed by the Government and there are 4 million unemployed.

That leaves 18 million to do the work.

3 million are in the armed forces, which leaves 15 million to do all the work. Take from that total there are 14,800,00 people who work for the County and City Councils and that leaves 200,000 to do the work. There are 188,000 in hospitals, so that leaves 12,000 to do the work.

Now, there are 11,988 people in prisons. That leaves just two people to do the work. You and me, and you’re sitting there reading this. No wonder I’m tired