A little office discussion the other today turned alarmingly funny when my bosses (who are an older couple) mentioned that the husband had learned what a “cougar” was. All I could respond with was, “yeah, they’re in season right now, too.” Living smack dab in the middle of the downtown, I have been witness to [...]

Swatara Township restaurant owner feeds the unemployed The United States welcomed John Pham in 1979 when he was a child and had moved from Vietnam to make a new life. Now Pham, owner of Ninh Kieu restaurant in Swatara Township, wants to return the favor. “This country has been good to me,” said Pham, 40. [...]

HUD the dud: Ms. Hughes and her son, who were homeless, asked our messianic president to help them since they’ve been stuck on a two-year waiting list at the Fort Myers, Fl., public housing authority. Using the government’s own numbers, I was able to determine that Fort Myers and surrounding Lee County received almost $70 [...]

Georgia is #2 in job losses nation-wide. Yet I meet people who are constantly moving here for work, and invariably ending up in less than ideal situations. Most everyone here I know works more than one job and the biggest factor in finding a job around here is who you know. Sad times.

While scrolling through this Fark thread. I work very closely with local charities and I’ll note a few things: The Red Cross doesn’t like taking donated items for disaster relief. The cost associated with transporting all that shit is too much. They prefer money. The Salvation Army sells the stuff you donate to them. They [...]

A career I could foresee myself holding. Hell, could be worse. Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. 365 ’til the next one, arrr. Libertarian arguments for McCain… wait, what? Gas prices affect everything. I have the same problem with all sci-fi series! The gap in the Pan-American Highway excites my adventure gland. Yes, [...]

I had a very interesting time in Atlanta this week. The seminars were either very informative and interesting or dry and dull. There wasn’t much middle ground. I am dehydrated from drinking coffee all day long for three days straight (and plenty of beer in the evenings, as well). For some reason my back is [...]

June 30th I begin working at the United Way. Let’s hope I can make it a year without losing my damn mind.

I should be, barring any sort of strange reason for denial, be starting my Americorps VISTA position at the end of June with a short seminar in Atlanta. In the mean time I’m still looking for something to occupy my time with, having taken the summer off from school. The school was still listing me [...]

I accepted for the Americorps VISTA program. I’m still going to a job interview tomorrow afternoon. Summer semester registration is on Monday, and I may be pissing the VA rep off a bit by coming in so late. Bollocks. The cable was out most of today; I’ve been pretty much out of the loop. Medvedev. [...]