Every cloud has a silver lining for Brayden

In a time of a global economic crisis we need cheery souls like Brayden Simms. He's the copy editor for the Miami Herald who also wrote a blog called Heavy Thrifting about personal finance and how to survive on a small income in a time of credit crunches and job losses. Or rather the former copy editor. Because the good-hearted Simms has recently been laid off - but he is to continue blogging for the paper about his struggles, which will no doubt become more acute and stressful. But all things considered, and Brayden being Brayden, his thoughts are not for himself, but for his dear readers. "Stay vigilant, because the Good Ship Lollipop has hit some rough seas," he writes. "In this dreary economic climate you never know when or where lightning will strike. And if you have any sympathy at all, you will forgive my use of overly dramatic weather metaphors; of late, the general atmosphere in the newsroom has been stormy." Aw, bless.