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[Silver Fox]

Well, my L emailed today and said he's waiting to hear from H's L.
Then, what do you know - I get this pitiful email from H. First contact since August.

If you have a moment this evening, please read and translate this tale of woe and any suggestions on how to respond?!

I have spent the last 4 months sending out literally hundreds of resumes in every field I am even potentially qualified for and it came to absolutely nothing. I could not even get an interview for a public school teaching job--not even as a teacher's assistant! In the meantime, I started an informal handy man and lawn care business that allowed me to make just enough cash to pay my bills until you started sending me the one's you had been paying. Once the grass stopped growing the calls dried up so things went from bad to worse over the last few weeks. I am down to nothing.

Fortunately, things have finally taken a turn for the better. I have been offered three sections of public speaking at (name of local college) in the spring that should make just enough money to pay your alimony. Better yet, I have applied for a full time position at (another community college) but I have no idea whether I will get it.

I had to turn my cell phone off a couple weeks ago because of the bill collectors but at that point I had still heard nothing from my attorney so I'm not sure where things stand at the moment. I called him this morning and gave him a landline number to contact me. It's probably too late now, but if there are any further chances to forward my # and address to bill collectors etc could you please use my cell and P.O. Box?

Anyway, I'm sure the money I already gave you from the retirement is almost gone, and since I don't yet have other income, I am going to need to spend more of the retirement to pay you. I put in an order to sell $10,000 of my retirement fund but I haven't mailed it yet. For whatever reason, it didn't require your signature this time. I am going to call and make sure and try and get that done very soon.

I have also been waiting to decide on bankruptcy in hopes I got a miracle job that allowed me to avoid it, but with the hospital bill I just don't think it's possible. So, I have a meeting with a bankruptcy attorney tomorrow. I'm sorry I haven't been able to come to take care of the yard but I'm afraid to even drive my truck to the grocery store with 236,000 miles on it. Plus, I could never afford to get the registration. That's also why I haven't been able to visit Florida (where his mom lives) since last Christmas.

In sum, it has been a very sucky few months but if I can get this college job, I think I can finally begin to get back on track. Hope all is as well as can be expected with you. I don't know if you want to handle the $ I owe you through the attorneys or if we can work out something until the finally hearing. Let me know.