Wow, I can't believe I had forgotten this....
Back in 2003 I was an employee of the now defunct Worldcom. (yes...THAT Worldcom!) I worked in their legal department as a paralegal assisting where ever I was needed.One of the only profitable...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dad!
Dad would have been 57 years old on Monday, April 30, 2007. Except he passed away on October 30, 2006 from complications due to Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer. I was saddend to hear that Kossack...
View ArticleEnriched Uranium seen on Baltimore Beltway
I often visit a local Baltimore blog called "Assclownopolis" for several reasons. tfg, the author of the blog, is a pretty astute blogger with a snarky edge on politics/world events and humor. I enjoy...
View ArticleNow It's Personal
It seems the assholeosphere has been leading the attack on the young boy who delivered the Democratic radio address concerning SCHIP and it's benefits to a family struggling to make ends meet. The...
View ArticleThere isn't any inflation here, Please move along.
When I ordered our Turkey for Thanksgiving, the guy who runs the stand said, "27lbs, that's a big turkey. You do realize that turkeys will be costing nearly $2.25 a lb this year." I responded that I...
View ArticleAn Obama Supporter to a Clinton Supporter:
The contest is over and now we need to start presenting a untied front against the GOP machine that is prepared to do anything and everything to smear Senator Barack Obama. Right now, we, as Democrats...
View ArticleThis is what I have to do.....
I've been largely absent from any political discussion for nearly a year, possibly longer. After 8 years of working in Washington DC at various places, some high profile, I was laid off in January...
View ArticleWhat I have learned from being unemployed.....
I've been unemployed for nearly a year and seven months, My husband was unemployed for seven months. I said was...yes, that is correct--he was gainfully employed as of YESTERDAY. He had lost his UI...
View ArticleTax The Rich? You're DAMN RIGHT!
I've been jobless for about a year and a half now. For seven long, agonizing months, my husband was, too. Luckily, he managed to land a decent job with a slight income increase. We're not great by any...
View ArticleIn the Last Throes....
On January 5, 2011 it will exactly 2 years I've been without steady employment. I have taken a few odd jobs people have offered me everywhere from Bartending to Photography to helping a friend maintain...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game
Today, I wait.As previously noted, I have been unemployed for going on 2 years. this past week I landed an interview. I've sent out thousands of resumes. In two years, I have had a grand total of four...
View ArticleUnemployed to Underemployed: Better or Worse?
If anyone has read any of my previous entries, I was a part of the long term unemployed. Luckily, I landed a job at the beginning of this year. Finally! Gainful employment! JOY! Truth is, I was...
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