Creativity Exercise: Occupational Hazard

Look at that keyboard. I type so much, I've worn off the letters on M and N, and V and C are about to go. I guess it's an occupational hazard.

And that brings us to our exercise today! Get out your camera, your phone, your drawing pen, whatever, and illustrate your own occupational hazard. If you don't have a 9-5 job, consider the hazards of life -- everything from icy streets to excessive solitude.

That's step one. Step two? Reconsider. Is it really a hazard? Or the key to something fun? For example:

I've worn off the letters on M and N
V and C are about to go

could be the start of a wonderful poem. It's all a matter of perspective ...