Unemployment Goes Down in Green Bay

After over a year and a half without a job, my better half landed employment.  It is a part time gig at a local retailer, and I could not be more proud of her.  She sourced the job by herself, had no contacts or "ins," and got it completely on her own merits.

Given her career path to this date, she's clearly underemployed.  Neither of us care.  Ditto so many millions of Americans currently in the same boat.  Something is better than nothing.  And after nearly two years of nothing in this perpetual recession, a part time gig at a retailer is a welcomed addition.

Congratulations, sweetheart.  You make me very proud. 

And to formally greet you back to the ranks of the employed, here's Elvis Costello: