I don't have another job lined up! I'm leaping into the ABYSS.

Don't panic. You are fine. You are qualified, competent, and a much better employee than I am. You are moving to a metropolitan area, where there will be job opportunities for you. As well as pancakes and bacon.

I'm leaping into the ABYSS.

I think that you are leaping out of the Abyss.

I'm leaping into the ABYSS.

Crawling out of the abyss. Yay!

or leaping out of course...

What they all said, shrift. No abyssness in quitting.

Anyone subscribe to The Chronicle of Higher Education?

If so, can you send me the following article? [link]

Chicago loves carrots. Not as much as some coastal cities, but still.

Someone asked me to set up a meeting for them. Now they've declined the invite and said they'll forward me materials.

Hello! Not my meeting! Not my specialty, nor my purview.

Right. No panicking. I'm not totally incompetent. I have a large amount of money saved.

Still need the bacon.

Hello! Not my meeting! Not my specialty, nor my purview.

Huh. Do your utility closets have room numbers?

Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the supernatural (because beliefs about the supernatural include those who believe nature is the only reality--that is, that there is no supernatural)

There are two ridiculous generalizations in this statement. One, that all atheists base their moral judgments on their belief that there is no God. Two, that all theists base their moral judgments on their belief that there is.

Dunno if I like the logic here. You could also say:

Everyone in the world bases moral judgments on beliefs about the FSM (because beliefs about the FSM include those who believe nature is the only reality--that is, that there is no FSM)

Describe to me how a person's world view does not affect his moral judgments. It's impossible.

Theocracy just seems like a bad idea in general.

Agreed.

I think that you are leaping out of the Abyss.