“We can do this the easy way…or we can do it the hard way.”

Is there any other way to hear that than with an ominously pregnant pause between the two phrases? I’ve heard this uttered in a million Law and Order-like shows. I believe I even heard it in a teaching setting once — not an ideal use of the sentiment, that’s for sure, but it came out of someone’s mouth when the chips were down.

Famous last words, one might say.

Of no particular note I’d like to add that very few things I’ve done have fallen entirely into one category or the other. Easy morphs into hard with ridiculous speed, and sometimes hard blips through easy patches. Just enough “oh, THAT wasn’t too terrible” to make me keep working for the final goal.

Either way, in the end we do indeed do the thing. Easy, hard, or something in between.

Linda hosts Stream of Consciousness Saturday. This week’s prompt is “easy/hard.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you’d like. Bonus points if you get both words into your post. Enjoy!