Posted in Elephants, ashes and snow on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Son No. 1 directed me to CNN to read a story documenting the tactics of rogue debt collectors. Anyone who has lost their job and can’t pay their bills knows the relentless nature of the phone calls - it is truly awful. So I linked up to CNN to read the article only [...]
Posted in Job search, design on February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
From my favorite design blog Shape + Colour comes this surprisingly uplifting ad for Monster.com. Made me smile and feel better about my job search.
So, what’s your perfect job?
Posted in Job search, advocacy, economy, teachers on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Interesting article by Deb Perelman at eWeek.com “Silicon Valley Losing Its Middle Class” offering statistics demonstrating globalization’s impact on mid-wage jobs:
In 2006, only 46 percent of the jobs in Silicon Valley were midwage, paying between $30,000 and $80,000 a year, down from 52 percent in 2002, according to the 2008 Index of Silicon Valley, sponsored [...]
Posted in Debate, Obama, anti-Semitism on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Jill Miller Zimon, Cleveland Blogger (Writes Like She Talks) offered me a metaphorical Advil this morning for my post debate headache in her comment to this post.
Thank you Jill - I followed your link to blogher and got some stress relief. The first few paragraphs of the post “Obama, Hillary and the Jews” was more [...]
Posted in Change Congress, Credit reporting, Job search, advocacy, banking practices, cleveland, community, economy, lawyers, middle class, off shore jobs, poverty, poverty line, strategic story telling, subprime lending, voting, youngstown on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This election season the sheer amount of information available is overwhelming. After my morning news update I head over to Brewed Fresh Daily and Psychobilly Democrat to get a read and concise summary on the hot issues of the day. It should come as no surprise that predatory lending is often at [...]
Posted in voting on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Ohio’s primary is March 4th - don’t forget to vote. Failure to vote can result in shaming, shunning and McCain in the White House.
Arjewtino, legendary blogger of my people, forgot to register - read the whole ugly story here, then get your voting house in order so it doesn’t happen to you.
Voting information - [...]
Posted in Jonathan Harris, TED, community, internet meme, memoir on February 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
In 2007 story teller and internet anthropologist Jonathan Harris premiered his newest graphic interface, Universe, at TED. One in a series of works constructed by mining data footprints we leave on the web, Universe is dazzling and poignant, showing both the unique and mundane nature of life -everywhere.
It got me thinking about the footprints I [...]
Posted in community, french rap, youth on February 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Have a listen while you read - performing is Keny Arkana, a Marseille rapper of Argentinian heritage:
I blogged a few weeks ago in “I am a Clevelander” that there is no solution to urban violence without the understanding that whether you live in the suburbs, or in the city, you are a Clevelander. [...]
Posted in Ellen Show, mommy, television on February 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I regularly read Pammy-girl’s blog even though she, by her own admission, attracts men over the age of 50, thus reducing the potential dating pool for Five Husbands. I have to keep reading to see if she is tossing back any potential suitors. Note to Pammy - not interested [...]
Posted in Gratitude, Jim Harrison, Writing, death, dysfunction, poetry on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Months ago I picked up Jim Harrison’s latest novel, Returning to Earth. It languished for months on my night table together with Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, Elizabeth Berg’s Eat, Pray, Love, A.J. Jacobs’ The Know it All, Bill Walsh’s The Elephant’s of Style and assorted books of poetry. Divorce has a [...]
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