displaced_and_seeing_loneliness_ahead oren I know a woman from London, England who has been living in Cleveland, Ohio for seven years, working as a teacher. Her husband was relocated to Kentucky and the two of them have been living apart for about two years. Because of some strange law, she is no longer allowed to hold a job here in the states--only her husband can work until they become US citizens, which is an amazing maze of red tape. She just moved down here to live with her husband, which is the only upside to the situation, but she's quite upset that her career has to end until certain government departments get off their apathetic asses. She has left many associates and good friends behind in Cleveland. She's wondering what she will do with her time now. Maybe do some volunteering. She's seeing loneliness ahead. I saw the two of them the other night and could sense her loneliness. As they were leaving, I called out to her from across the parking lot: "Sarah..." "Yes?" "Welcome home!" The next day she emailed my wife and told her that hearing me say that was the nicest thing she'd heard in a long time. My wife and I will be going out with them soon. We're determined to help their new life get off to a good start. Loneliness shouldn't be tolerated. 060625 ... fyodor is monotonous for me 060625 what's it to you? who go blather from