My Unwanted Heart

For those Jarheads who are also Facebook friends, this will be redundant, so my apologies. Yesterday I was informed that, after June 30, my services would no longer be required at my place of employment. Thus begins the nightmare scenario for those of us over the age of 40. As of now, I'm confident that I will land on my feet, and do so at a place that is a great improvement over current conditions. Professionally, the last 9 months of my life have been most unpleasant, and The Jar has been a welcome haven, my Sanctum Sanctorum, as Dr. Strange would say. But it is the first time in my life that I have been dismissed from a job, and I'm finding that, no matter how crummy the situation I'll be leaving, it still stings. My hope is that The Jar postings will not suffer, my good humor will remain with me, and the only fears I encounter will be on the screen or within the pages of a book. Please hang tight and stay true, Jarheads. 2010 continues to be a more interesting, dramatic year than I could have ever anticipated...