Curve Balls

Today a curve ball came zinging past me.


I wasn't prepared for it.

I was caught just outside the batters box adjusting my batting glove,
knocking the mud out of my cleats, and adjusting my helmet.

I appears I had my feet in the box just far enough for the pitch to be thrown.

And I didn't even get off a weak swing.

A good friend was laid off at Habitat today.

He didn't see the zinger coming either.

Its funny how in hind site things become more clear.

I resigned on the 9th of December with full intent to stay on at least through January when they could find a replacement.
I was told to be gone in two weeks.
In the next sentence I was offered the opportunity to be 'laid' off so I could file for unemployment.
I declined.
It felt... wrong.

Now I can only 'assume' their intent was to let me go at the end of the month regardless.

I don't mind so much letting a pitch pass me by and not taking a swing at it.
Lord knows I let some good pitches go a time or two in the past.
Theres that...
along with the knowledge that I have at least 2 more pitches coming.

But no one likes to be caught off guard or unaware.

It appears my desire to get out and not play the game any more was a good call.
I evidently wasn't very good at playing their game anyway.

So another friend left behind is trying to cover the infield all alone.
And I have no option but to sit on the sidelines and watch the game play on.