My $.02 - there are good days and bad days. I said goodbye to a great job and cherished co-workers two weeks ago. I'm a casualty in the domino effect of the airline industry collapse. <BR> <BR>Mom works for a fed. judge and was issued a gas mask and a metal box in which to open the mail Today's news about the Supreme Court makes me tear up at the thought of her nervously sorting through the daily mail. <BR> <BR>All the while, it's a glorious fall and perfect time to pick apples and make a homemade apple pie like last Saturday. <BR> <BR>I now have plenty of time to watch MSNBC and CNN compete to deliver the most inflammatory headlines. And I dig reading these posts and remembering when I was an unabashed travel addict.