A Wicked Brew, A Bowl of Soul

There will be no swimming pool, not even a jelly of the month club, for me this year. 

Because the Thanksgiving holiday has passed and the Christmas holiday is descending, many of us are indulging in the ritual viewings of certain movies, so you already probably know what I’m talking about. 

But, if you don't, yes, I lost my job. Or I was laid off. Or as the cool kids are calling it now, a RIF.  

I suspect that last phrase is supposed to be an acronym for reduction in force, but to those of us on the other end of it, it’s more like a reduction in funds.