DISPATCHES FROM THE GHOST MOOSE

Time marches on...my son's football game was rescheduled to today. 2 games left....I remember last year when I was off, that was a bright spot in each week. Probably because for that time I was away from the computer and the frustrating job search. I see folks in my network on LinkedIn whose status has changed,and I know the road they are about to embark upon. The stories that say that unemployment is likely to stay above 10% are alarming. Are we just supposed to accept that, while the banks and financial institututions set aside obscene bonus funds for their people? Really crazy. at any rate, it's Sunday. I have my son's game and the Bears game after that. then back to work tomorrow....of course, I am still of the mind that a Monday spent working is a lot better than a Monday spent looking for work.

I was outside last night to get the recycle bin, and noticed some Halloween decorations on the house across the street. I have written in the past of the memories I have of my unemployed time, and this was another of those times. I remember last Halloween getting ready for the trick or treaters, and my wife figured we didn't have enough candy. so, it was off to Wal Mart for me....and on that drive, I realized just how little my time was worth. at 3:30, I was off to Wal Mart to buy candy - when I should have been slaving away at work. Now, I had never been home to watch my kids off for Trick or Treat, and should have appreciated that time, but all I could think of was that I had no purpose. Kind of the end of the road. In the last few weeks, I have spoken with, or traded emails with colleagues who are now downsized - they were working when I was not, and now are in the market themselves. Things have not improved one bit. So many talented professionals out of work, and in the ma

Been a few weeks since I last posted. in that time, my computer broke, so I need to buy a new one. keeping busy working, and doing all the things that working doesn't allow time to do. Thinking back to a year ago, I believe the 4 week mark of unemployment was when I started crawling the walls. Now I don't feel like an outsider when I go to my son's football games, or go to a store during the day. I still have friends that have been off for a long time. They seem to be bearing up well, but it sucks nonetheless. Just got done watching the hockey game. The seasons do fly by. as I wrote before, I watched 3 seasons pass by while job searching - sitting that the computer by the window. seems like such a waste of 6 months, but what can one do? I see some of the folks on LinkedIn that I met during their and my time off. The world just keeps going on - people get jobs, leave jobs, live their lives. But I guess that is life, right? ** have a good day, all