Still haven't heard about H's interview, but he got an interesting email today. While mechanical engineering at the university wanted to do a nationwide search for a candidate (H can re-apply then), the industrial engineering department heard he'd had an interview there and emailed him asking him to take a look at the courses for industrial engineering and get back to them on what he thinks. H is not sure if they have an opening there, if the professor pushing for him in mechanical engineering spoke to someone or if the provost over the engineering department (who seems to like H), said something to the industrial side. H does know some people in the industrial department; 2 years ago he did a program where high school teachers of underprivileged high school students could do a 5 week internship with pay at this university, and it was the industrial side of the engineering department that got H set up. So who knows? From what H has told me, a lot of his skills transfer over to the industrial side of engineering better thna mechanical.

And it would be good to hear about his interview on Friday.

Sometimes, I feel like God wants us to have the patience of Job or something as much as we've just had to wait and see with H's career. It has pretty much been constant for over 14 years except the last few, where his high school teacher position is secure, doesn't pay great, and has health insurance getting worse every year.

Yes, it is too bad about H's cousin. It's hard for a lot of people out there right now.