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Upon Further Review…
My unfortunate afternoon at the Career Fair gave me cause to re-evaluate parts of my life. I had also recently gone through a flirtation with an engineering firm here in town; a brief whirlwind of phone calls, intense conversation, and … Continue reading
Missed it by…that much!
Almost…so close…just missed…not quite. Only, I’m not sure if what I missed was an opportunity or a catastrophe. Perhaps only time will tell. I suppose I was being being a bit silly in thinking it could work in the first … Continue reading
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Tagged bachelor of arts, college enrollment, community, eclectic interests, good idea at the time, liberal arts college, school, work
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Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part 3
(Author’s note: I am indebted to Thomas Princen, author of “The Logic of Sufficiency”, for crystallizing for me some of the ideas I explore in this post. Also to Robert Frost and Henry David Thoreau, who first got me thinking along these lines.) … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Project
Tagged black friday, capitalism, shopping, thanksgiving, wal-mart, work
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It’s Worse Than I Thought
I just received this link from The Research Department, and it seems I’ve under-stated the problem: Thanksgiving Day 2011 Store Opening Times for…All Major Retail Chains – Complete List of Stores Open on Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2011 in the U.S.. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Thoughts, Part 2
So, where was I? Ranting about the holidays again? Right. There is this other thing that starts right about the same time as Thanksgiving. Lately, it’s been infiltrating the holiday more and more, as the run-up to Christmas takes on ever greater urgency. … Continue reading
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Tagged black friday, retail, shopping, thanksgiving, wal-mart, work
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Crash and burn
One of the side-effects of the recent spate of busy-ness has been a loss of control over the budget. Since I hadn’t really gotten an effective system in place, there wasn’t one to fall back on when things got hectic. … Continue reading
Driven to Distraction
Between the hours out of my day for work and the cumulative effect of 8 months of sleep deprivation and little exercise, I’ve barely been functional lately. The little shortcuts like boxed potatoes or take-out pizza end up being the … Continue reading
Failure Update
I’ve realized something over the past few weeks of trying to do too much with too little: the phrase “my plate is full” doesn’t account for the size of the plate, nor for its strength. A foot-wide stoneware platter can … Continue reading
I Forgot to Mention…
…that when I started the job, our family’s food benefit went from $640 to $506 per month. The difference between the two is roughly equal to one week’s pay. Good times.
Making Adjustments
Believe it or not, I’m still here. Lots of things have been happening; so many, in fact, that I haven’t had time to sit and write about them. Well, I’m blowing off the research, the bill-paying, the budget-fixing, and the … Continue reading
