What do you do when you’ve lost your job, the job market has tanked, and the student loan people want to steal your soul? You start a blog! Welcome to OFF THE RAILS, my place to whine and occasionally say something insightful (I hope) while being a house-husband/job-seeker. A little about me: I’m a family man, with a wife, two daughters, and two dogs (a brave, if arthritic, Rottweiler; and a sad dachshund/poodle with the IQ of pudding but the CQ (Cuddling Quotient) of a chubby newborn).