Hey, Wendy: Sorry to hear about Bill. Who ever thought that being retired was the best protection against losing your job? The GM plant in my hometown closed last summer, and the town is really suffering. I keep in touch with people there, but there's not much good news. There was an article on the news about a man who took a job at another GM plant 1,000 miles away. He's married and has kids and he's just four years from retirement, so he's chosen to live with another man from my home town, sharing an apartment and getting home for the weekend, driving back and forth.

Maybe the job market that has the greatest potential for growth is processing unemployment claims.

We send you all good wishes and prayers.

Jerry