The big news this week is that I got laid off on Thursday. Nothin' quite like losing your job in the middle of an expensive construction project!
I know what you're thinking: "What does getting laid off have to do with reading?" RIF is a well known acronym for the Reading Is Fundamental program, but it is also used in the corporate world to mean "Reduction In Force" — a lay off. And since acronyms become words (e.g. scuba and radar) and since any word can become a verb, to rif means to lay off. So I was riffed.
Anyway, the backyard is coming along fine. The wall and fence are up and the preliminary sprinkler work has been done. A couple of piles of dirt have been delivered and are waiting for stronger backs than mine to move them into place. That should happen Monday morning. A few last fence details are also supposed to happen Monday morning and the fence is supposed to be stained that day as well. Sounds like a busy day.
As for the lay off, my employer has a fairly generous severance package so I'm not panicking just yet. But if you know of anyone looking for an experienced senior IT kind of guy (to work in the Dallas area), please leave their contact info in a comment and I'll follow up on it.
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