Jan
30
2008
I had to go to the local Social Security office a few days ago.
I’d never been to a Social Security Office.
From the outside the local office looked like something built during the Works Progress Administration - ponderous and stately, with columns, arches, and carvings. I walk into the front expecting a marble entryway with lots [...]
Jan
27
2008
This post was inspired by Ricardo’s 4-Part series, Why Men Are “Men.”
He wrote about the “armor” that men wear - this tough-guy thug persona and how “From across the room some poor women will see this energy about you and confuse it with dominance. She will show interest.”
It’s a fantastic series about what goes on [...]
Jan
25
2008
So here I am making a mandatory appearance at some workshop so I can continue to receive my unemployment checks.
I had a list of 4 workshops to choose from and I had selected the shortest one, the “Job Club.”
Correction: The Job Club Orientation.
The Job Club was a professional network you joined with the idea that, [...]