Reality Check

As the old country-western song goes, "Gloom, despair, and agony on me!"

I didn't get my unemployment check and continuing claim form last week. What I got instead was a letter from the unemployment folks telling me that I had to be interviewed to determine if I was still eligible to collect unemployment.

That was Saturday. The appointment wasn't until this morning.

So between being broke, having a car insurance payment overdue, and my telephone about to be shut off, it's been a stressful few days.

Well, I had the interview this morning, and am still eligible to collect unemployment. I'll only get $19 for the week I was terminated, but it's better than nothing. Better is that I'll get full checks for the rest of the time. Best of all will be if I get my claim forms sent to me, filled out and mailed in time to make my bills before everything collapses around me.

But at least I can stop worrying.