Those years in our first home went smoothly. Our expenses were reasonable, our income steady. Best of all, we lived in a town that posed very few temptations when it came to spending. There was a single movie theatre, two small malls, and a few modest restaurants and a string of fast food places – [...]
Archive for October, 2009
PART THREE: BLUE SKIES
Posted in A HOLE IN OUR PARACHUTE, MEMOIR on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MIDDLE-AGE: BUMPED OFF THE LADDER
Posted in A HOLE IN OUR PARACHUTE, REFLECTIONS, tagged ageism, boomer unemployment, company politics, downsized, ovoerqualified and unemployed on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People talk about the difficulties of youth – their struggle to not only find themselves, but settle on goals and work towards them. Once done, they think there is nothing but smooth sailing ahead, particularly if a few darling little children have already rounded out and enriched their lives.
Don’t be embarrassed by your naivete. I [...]
