Really I M Fine Just Ask Me
Chances are you know, are related to or are one of the many hundreds of thousands of Americans whose jobs were eliminated last year. In my ample spare time as a digit in this statistic, I am conducting a study on how the unemployed are treated by those who know them best. My unfunded research began when I realized how rarely I am greeted with “How are you?” Once I thought the question meaningless, akin to a burp; now it appears to be said, or not said, with forethought....