CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY THAT LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD TO YOU SO FAR. ALTERNATIVELY, IF LIFE HASN'T BEEN GOOD TO YOU SO FAR, WHICH GIVEN YOUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES SEEMS MORE LIKELY, CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY THAT IT WON'T BE TROUBLING YOU MUCH LONGER. WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF STUCK WITH NO HOPE OF RESCUE: