What's that smell?
I'd heard rumours about the layoffs yesterday and hoped you weren't affected. This has got to be one of the most unpredictable work climates in years: layoffs intermingled with strikes, alongside a steady trickle of job hirings.

Glad to hear you had a great weekend, Dina. We went to see a play on the weekend, too. A friend was in Dom Juan by Molière. I knew a couple of people in it, so it was fun to see them in a completely new light. They did a really great job of modernizing the play.

We had quite an experience with Chili on the weekend: she got sprayed by a skunk! Luckily, she only got it on the muzzle, and it was through the fence, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I spent a quarter of a hour furiously rubbing her with diced tomatoes (no tomato juice on hand), which worked pretty well. Now there's only a faint smell in our downstairs, where she sleeps. Let's hope she learns from the experience...