A good family friend died in a motorcycle accident. I found out Monday, and I'm still kind of working on processing it. I've known him since I was a baby. He has two daughters, and two grandkids (both still babies, really -- I think the older one just turned 2.)

Not sure if I'm looking for hugs or ~ma or what. Just kind of needed to say this, somewhere.

Job~ma for Tom.

Barb, I'm so sorry. That's just fucking unfair.

Gods, Hil. I'm very sorry. Whatever you need, please let us know.

Yikes, 3 year olds. My niece has been a total shit from the moment she turned three. Er, I have no advice.

Thanks for the ~ma, guys. Not a done deal yet by any means, but at least they liked his code enough to have him in for a 4-5 hour interview. I will request interview~ma when it's time! (because you guys rock at the ~ma.)

Oh, Hil, I didn't see your post till after I posted. I'm so sorry about your friend. Peace to your family and to his.

Thanks, juliana. I'm not sure what I need, really. My mom says I'm not expected to go to the funeral, which I think might be in Arizona. I wish I could go sit shiva at his daughter's house -- she and her husband and kids live up in NJ, near my parents -- but I don't think I can take the time off for someone that's not my family, not when I've already missed a few days this week from being sick, and planning to miss a few more for the Jewish holidays in a few weeks.

Oh Hil-- I am so sorry.

Okay, this week has got to stop piling on people. Hey, week? See what you did with Tom and the job interview? That's the kind of thing we need more of, not all this sadness and frustration and weariness and canceled contracts.

And, bleah, vw. That sounds nightmarish. The nearest thing I can think of to that mess in our history is that Emmett had a couple of almost intractable biters and bullies in one of his daycare situations, and Hec may remember what the daycare staff did to rein them in and control the misery. But, ugh, I'm sorry.

And a shaky fist of rage at the idiots who canceled Barb's contract -- dammit, I want to read that book! And brackets and ~ma in abundance to Kristin and Hil.

Sorry , barb.

and peace , Hil.

and I think I crashed my computer by overwhelming my DH with craig's list jobs

It felt like it needed a separate post, but much ma to Tom and Nora for Tom's job.

If it doesn't work out, maybe he could become a detective like Nick Charles, as I always imagine Tom and Nora to be a lot like Nick and Nora!

we would fight crime!!