Because

Because it is dreary
when the jobs aren't plentiful and the TV digital converter box stops working
I found this to be quite cheery
Stop Coddling The Super Rich By Warren Buffett
And this:
At Vacant Homes, Foraging For Fruit
I know someone who applied for a maid job today.
Two friends were enjoying lobster and wine and Long Island beaches today and called me. One told me that she heard there's going to be a law that hotels have to have fitted sheets because the flat sheets are difficult for many housekeepers. They have to lift the mattresses over and over. It's probably very bad for their backs too. But she thinks it's because more people who wouldn't have worked as maids before probably have taken on those jobs now and they complained.