Is it possible that I will losea job soon? Judging by what’s going on in the economy, I should not rule thatout. But seeing things from an internal point of view, I think it’s unlikelythat it’ll happen. Why? We’re ramping up work on several different projects. Weonly have 3 backend guys available. So what, can’t we cut it down to 2? I guessit might be possible, but if they do that, they’ll have to cut a lot of otherguys that would be “unnecessary.” So even though I should prepare for the worse,I don’t think it’s going to happen.
I just hope the situationimproves as we go deeper into 2009. Things are really, really, really bad.Hardly anyone is hiring. I hope house prices go down a lot more in NJ that wouldmake them more affordable. It could be a big year. If I sense things areimproving and more companies are hiring, I will probably buy a house. I amfinding more and more good houses in the nice areas. Towards the end of the yearor beginning 2010 I will take a serious look and will start looking “hard.”Perhaps I find something that I can afford. Perhaps I will know somebody thatcan work for me if I buy a cheap house that needs a lot ofimprovement.