Interesting Interview

Back from Iraq.  The impromptu interview.

Saved by a Soldier  

I've spent all day at the unemployment office, finding out that there are no jobs in three counties that match my qualifications (which I already knew) and taking the most absurd standardized tests in the world, sitting next to a meth addict whose leg was bouncing around like it was on fire. A waste of a day, which would have been more productive had I spent it in my usual way -- reading job listings, sending out resumes, and blogging, which at least engages my mind, as opposed to tests with questions like "If you purchase three widgets that each cost $1.99 including tax, what is your total?" Not only am I not exaggerating, I also got issued a calculator to figure out the answer. The day may have been a total waste had a guy not sat down across from me and starting chatting me up. It turned out he'd just returned from a two-year tour in Iraq [...]