There are more cows than people here. There's been one murder in the 16 months I've been here. It's not a crime haven by any means. I don't even lock my front door at night. Petty drug crimes (misdemeanor marijuana possession, etc) is about the extent of it, so that's not an issue for hiring a guy. But you're probably right, they have an agenda they just aren't mentioning.

My inbetween boss likes me (for the most part) and I like him, but I don't know how he's going to feel about needing to restaff here so soon, or if he even thinks I'm ready to try something else. I have outstanding cred with the movers-and-shakers in this town and that's hard to let go of, from his standpoint, anyway.

Oh, who knows.