On the lay-off front, no news is still no news. We did m...

On the lay-off front, no news is still no news. We did manage to change around our house and car insurance to cut those payments in half. The job market in town is dismal to nonexistent.

We did have a good weekend, though. A friend came into town to hang out, and we watched Psych and Top Chef and old Foyle's War DVDs, then we went to a housewarming party for a friend's daughter who's going to the university here this fall, and a surprise anniversary party for her parents. So we had lots of f