I'm having trouble finding that second job I wrote about last time and it's killing me. I did have a really good one and then lost it. My wife's connections at work hooked me up with a pretty sweet gig working the night shift at this news station (basically I had to transcribe interviews and put them online). Everything was going great until the company ran a background check on me and unearthed those things in my past I'd rather not talk about. Well I was fired almost instantly, for lying of all things. I didn't lie - I just didn't say anything bad. I think there's a difference but the company begged to differ. Ever since then I've been going around looking for work but not finding any. It must be this recession. Nobody is hiring at all. I may even have to resort to a mall job. Ugh, can you imagine me working retail at my age? Sadly, that's the only business sector that is doing well at all right now. Tomorrow I think I'm going to hit up the local shopping district and fill out some applications. Yeah, it's going to kill me, but I gotta do what I gotta do. If only I could find someone with the kind of connections to get me a job that won't ask any questions. I'm a good worker and I keep my mouth shut, but I guess that ain't good enough these days. Boo. Well, hopefully next time I post I won't be so blue. It's really not like me.