A dose of reality

Today was a sad day.

From the beginning it was awful, purely from a selfish standpoint, traffic was horrible. After 40 minutes I finally turned around and went a different way to work. At least I only had to backtrack 2-3 miles but I passed by my apartment complex at 7:50 or so. in all it took 1 hour and 45 minutes to get to work today. Little did I know this annoyance would pale in comparison to the rest of the day.

My coworkers family was apparently in the midst of a tragedy. her daughter's brother-in-law's wife went missing. I was optimistic that she would be found/return home. Unfortunately that will not be the case. In the afternoon her body was found near her car. I have read similar cases in the newspaper but to have such a tragedy touch the life of a coworker was a shock. Now I can only hope that the family is spared any further pain. I wish their was something I could do for them. but keeping them in my thoughts will hopefully be enough.

To add to the ambiance of the day my boss came to visit. He was definitely not himself. I am left to wonder if he is worried about his job or if he is worried about having to lay off people, probably both. Either way it was a little unsettling.

A friend whom I told about the layoffs sent a message that the main office in St Louis had already let go 200 employees. It;s a heck of a start though I'm a little relieved that they jumped on the plan full force, no use sitting around fretting forever. though maybe ignorance is bliss, I guess I'll find out when the layoffs are over. I guess this is the way the economy is going. Hopefully we can make it through fairly unscathed along with our friends and family.

Today's steps;