1.   It is not news that publicly funded college chancellors and presidents of institutions of all sizes have been crying the blues about their shrinking shares of the state budget.

2.   Local legends Bobby Bowden and Steve Spurrier were both crying the blues this week, but for different reasons.

3.   Some gardeners cry the blues over their vast acreage, with too much space that has to be filled up.

4.   The merchants at the big opium bazaar here are crying the blues, what with sales so low and prices down by half.