So, I have now resigned myself to the fact that I will take a vacation day on November 12th, every year from now on. Last November 12th, I was let go from the company I was with (as was everyone else) due to lack of funding. Well guess what? It happened again. That's right. Not only am I one of the lucky souls to have experienced this occurance twice in one year, but it happened on the same day! So yesterday, my company told a large percentage of our staff the bad news. I have to say, considering that I am now out of a job (as of 12/1) I took it pretty well and not too worried yet. I am starting to look for the next step today. Hopefully I can find something pretty quickly, but considering the way the market has been, that may be tough. So, wish me luck and if you know anyone who is hiring, drop me a line. dave@liloia.com