Unemployed in America in 2009

Given that I currently have some time on my hands, I’ve decided to start blogging about my interests: Poker, Politics, Books, Movies, and Line in the Unites States in our time. So here goes…
For an introduction, here’s a little about myself:
Last year I got a double-whammy. First, my mother passed away in an accidental house fire. Subsequently, my father was forced to move in with me, due to their house being unlivable.
Two months later, I was laid off from my job of 10 years.
As an experienced IT professional, I figured finding a job wouldn’t take too long. It never had in the past. Plus, I had a severance to help tide me over. While looking for work, I’ve been playing poker in local casinos to supplement my budget. I was able to increase my funds to about 3 ½ months longer than my severance would have lasted.
Now, that extra time appears to be coming to an end and still no job in sight. I have actually been turned down for a couple of jobs because of “TOO MUCH EXPERIENCE”. Go figure, when I graduated college it was hard to find a good job because of lack of experience.
Oh well, gotta keep on motoring.