There Must Be A Pony In Here Somewhere

This recession has given us a lot to cry about – lost jobs, lost homes, crushed 401(k)s and ravaged financial markets. It’s times like these that you need a laugh most. So, we created the Pony blog and sent out our crack reporter, Cindy Perman, to try to find a few laughs amid the rubble. The blog’s name comes from an old joke, a favorite of Ronald Reagan’s, that essentially means, with a pile of you-know-what this big, there MUST be a pony—a bright side—in here somewhere!

Cindy Perman is a writer at CNBC.com, covering the stock market, retail sector and other business news. She also writes the "Pony In Here Somewhere" blog. She came to CNBC.com from the Wall Street Journal’s Web site, where she was a writer and editor for nine years. She is also the author of “New York Curiosities” (2008). She can be reached at .