I found out that my father got laid off from his job yesterday. The economy apparently hasn't been good to the business there but hopefully he's made enough contacts in his world travels that will allow him to set up in his own business to keep doing what he apparently enjoys doing. What sucks is that now because he's in his middle 50s (and even with a lot of experience behind him) some companies may be hesitant to hire him because of his age. So...for those of you that pray to whatever higher being you pray to or believe...well if you could throw my father into the mix of all of that it would be appreciated.