[eweissenbach]

that most of us are retired, or gainfully employed, and doing fairly well. Just watched a 60 minutes segment on professionals in San Jose, CA., in their 40s, 50s and 60s, who have been out of work for two years or more. Most have college degrees, and many have advanced degrees. It made me think, what it would have been like if the economy had been like today when I was looking for a job in my 40s and 50s, as I did a few times, seamlessly. Thankfully all my kids have pretty secure careers, as two of them own their own company, which is releatively inflation-proof (health care staff provider) and the other one works for them. I just had two very close friends who were "laid-off" from very good management positions in the insurance business and I worry for them, as there have been so many lay-offs in that industry in the last two years, that there is a glut of talent and a minimal number of available positions. My timing has not always been right-on, but my retirement 2 1/2 years ago was pretty fortuitous.