I have never before been unemployed - other than those times I chose to be so. It is unnerving. I'm not sure how to start from a dead stop - previous job hunts had the security of being in a job, getting a salary, having a place to be every morning. Now, it is tempting to lie abed, reading, rather than search websites for leads, fill out applications for work while I find a job, figure out how to move forward in my life.

I spent this morning cruising the ALA job ads. The American School in Athens? Public library in Winsted, CT? Department administrator in the Sociology Department at Michigan?