Well, OK, it's been awhile since I've posted anything, but things have been happening in my little world.  In October, Nationwide Insurance announced a big shake up.  While it didn't effect my department, it did effect my wife's, who's an underwriter for the state of New York.  The company decided that she could do her job better in Harrsiburg, PA.  She had three months to decide whether she was going or not.

We were assured that the "trailing spouses" working for Nationwide would be considered first for any positions in Harrisburg.  Since she already made double what I did, the decision, while difficult, was inevitable.

Naturally, I applied for all the job postiings in Harrsiburg.  Toward the end of December, Nationwide announced that most of the Harrisburg positions were being moved to Ohio, and the jobs for which I interviewed were given to other people.

I guess I shouldn't have believed everything I read in the funny papers.

So, I ended up in Harrisburg away from my family (except for my wife), my friends and my critique group.  This, of course, had a debilitating effect on my writing, including blogging.  I've had trouble getting back into the story.

I was offered a job with Highmark at a slightly higher salary, which starts on May 12.  So, things are starting to look up.  I've even begun writing again.  It's slow, but I am making progress.