Your day will be ruined by work.

   Did you ever sit down and think about a word and it's uses?  Today one word really started to bother me. The word that I got so hung up on was the word, "work."  If you really start to ponder this word's existence you begin to see just how terrifying it really is.  It corrupts anything it comes in contact with and destroys innocent perceptions.

   You will gladly go to the ballgame, go to a friends house, even go to bed, but you will think twice before going to work.  Whenever you are participating in a project the project itself is most likely an enjoyable one.  But if you are working on a project, this usually assumes a deadline, and unfavorable conditions. 

   When finding the answer to how a particular event concluded you may ask, "How did that play out?" But if you ask someone, "How did that work out?  It is a question of empathy, preparing oneself for a possible negative outcome.  

   If you are hesitant to jump on my band-wagon (what bands travel in wagons? bluegrass?), consider you will gladly go out, laugh out, shout out, sing out, turn out, jump out, run out, look out, but will hesitate and wince before you work out.  Or how about everday driving? You will gladly drive through various different zones, whether it be a city, country road, etc. But a cold sweat breaks out when you drive through a work zone. 

   Still not convinced? Consider how the following words are helplessly crushed by this one sadistic word:

School: A pleasant learning establishment. 
School Work: A plauge that follows you home and does not allow for sleep.

Yard: An area, usually covered by grass, to enjoy time and activities with loved ones.

Yard Work: An activity involving weeding, thistles, blisters and general pain.

Team: A group of people working toward a unified goal.

Team Work: Typically refers to activities done by a group of people that really want nothing to do with each-other. (Usually in an office setting, ick!)

Ethic: A set of principals.

Work Ethic: A set of principals that drive oneself harder, so that you are given even more responsibility. 

   If you are part of the 90% of people that will challenge this little post, you are now trying to come up with alternate phrases or uses for this word, and to be honest, I hope you find some. Perhaps your help can free me from my negative viewpoint. (On the other hand, if you have more negative examples, pass them on and I will post them)

   Oh, and by the way, I was going to highlight our little word in red every-time, but I didn't because that was too much work.