I don’t post about politics much here. I got into the habit of keeping my politics to myself at some point.
But sometimes I need to speak up.
Read this. And this.
It’s getting scary out there. At McCain rallies hateful words (”Kill him!” “He’s a terrorist!” “Traitor!“) are spewed, and the candidate has refused to speak out [...]
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Is this what we’ve become?
October 10, 2008 – 3:01 pm
What greed and denial hath wrought
So I sit back and watch our financial system crumble and our retirement savings dwindle, flabbergasted.
I’m amazed at the deep-seated denial that brought us here. I’m surrounded by over-extended families in over-sized homes with well-paying but tenuous jobs. Extend the radius a bit and there are the working poor who were told the lie that [...]
September 23, 2008 – 6:11 pm
Insurance Rant
After not paying a claim for over 2 years, our insurance company finally sent us a check last week, only to reverse themselves this week and ask for the bulk of the payment back. Arghhhhh.
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June 16, 2008 – 8:07 pm
Resume? Can’t you just google me?
My friend Jen wrote about the fact that she doesn’t have a resume. She’s worked for the government since college and hasn’t had the need. Jen writes:
At my age and in this world, that seems shameful to me. But it’s probably not. It’s a product of circumstance.
I don’t have a resume either. I’ve got files [...]
March 28, 2008 – 12:50 pm
Off-track betting again (sorry!)
Feel free to skip this post if the topic isn’t of interest- which means pretty much all of you. Original posts are here and here.
So now there’s a petition to stop the OTW facility. It’s a public petition and people have posted comments under their names, but I won’t link to it here. Forgive me [...]
February 28, 2008 – 11:29 am
