Talked to Bear and Mary

Had a month of work in November, a temp position. Good to have money again. Bought some of the thermal reflective blankets for myself, Bear and Mary and Wayne, a guy who lives in the woods and rides around on a tricycle, sometimes with all his belongings in the baskets.

Talked to Bear and Mary a couple of weeks after I gave the the blankets and they said they worked well. We're lucky to be in central Florida where the weather is not too severe in the winter.

Haven't seen Wayne lately but I hope to get the blanket to him soon.

Doesn't seem to be any good news out there.

US loses most jobs since 1945: The US economy lost more than half a million jobs in December for the second month running, new figures showed on Friday, making 2008 the worst year for job losses since 1945.

Panic could herald dollar rout: There is growing evidence that Washington is in a state of increasing panic. Despite its massive cash injections, market manipulations and "rescue" plans, the recession is clearly deepening and spreading.