Woot, Maria!
And thanks Scrappy (and everyone else). My BFF's husband, who's a PR whiz, has offered to look at my stuff, and he is the king of networking, so I have a plan.
Also, wierdly, this may end up being beneficial, because a while back, I found a program to restructure my mortgage, but you had to have some sort of upheaval. I think that this counts :)
Continuing ~ma, Maria; these are such tough times I wish ~ma was an actual physical resource we could purchase to share around.
Calli, yeah, as much as I want to leave I probably won't for family reasons. My father is 88 and I just wouldn't feel right leaving the state at this point. And his family is known for being long-lived. We have more than one centenarian in the family and any number of nonagenarians. He could be around until I'm ready to retire. So, I'm more planning on where will I retire to in 15 years? The PNW looks better and better every day.
Oh, and so I don't seem like a total loser,
Wait, what? "Loser" and "Maria" do not belong in the same universe, let alone sentence!
Good luck, vortex! At least you got to have the surgery while employed/insured? And yay phone screen Maria!
I'm in the Bismarck airport an hour ahead of my flight. Hoping that it isn't delayed even though the incoming is--need time to buy dinner in Minneapolis.
Sorry vortex that really sucks but I hope that this leads to something really good for you.
Job listing for Vortex: [link]
How are your Shaolin skills?
Vortex, the only problem with moving out of the area would be leaving your mother behind ... oh, wait ....
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Vortex, may this be the Best Layoff Ever, as mine has been. Related note... wanna come visit?!?!
Job listing for Vortex: [link]
While I think the company could be a good fit, I see Vortex as more of a HBIC.
Also, leak is fixed (we hope), celing fan replaced, two doorknobs replaced, and I have permission to buy and install a towel rack and tp holder. Not bad, Ray, not bad! Making up for bad first impressions.