Jobless.....how does it happen and what does it mean? Six years ago I lost my job, collected unemployment and eveentually found new work making less than half what I originally made with double the hours. But att least I had a job.

Until last week.

I walked into the school building that I happily called ome for the past four years and asked about my year's assignment. No one seemed to know anything. So I went right to the top -- the principal (who by the way is no "pal" if mine) and he told me here had been some shifting and that I should call HR. In other words, he paseed the buck.

HR informed me that I was not rehired this year and that they were under no obligation to inform me of thi. So I walk into the uilding looking like an idiot becuase in all truth I didn't even belong there anymore. A courtesy call or email would have been nice. But, no, they seem to have better things to do. Incidentally, I only made $75/day no benefits at this job, which is crap money to begin with.

And that is my story - unemployed again in the great country on earth (or so I'm told).