Riding Shotgun Down the Avalanche

Well, that felt a lot like stepping off a cliff. Hal was laid off today. They gave him two weeks severance, but after his boss just having had him in for a discussion of moving him to days because of his seniority, it's pretty shocking. Apparently the word came down from corporate that the senior people were too expensive, and rather than move him over to a less-well-paid job, they just let him go.

We'll be all right for a while, muddling along on unemployment insurance and savings, and heaven knows all sorts of people are far worse off than we are, but today I feel like I swallowed a stone.

Welcome to the new economy. And thank heavens for a Democratic administration. Y'all keep your fingers crossed for us, will you?