smokingpen | January 26, 2009
As I wrote that title, I had images of growing up in Texas and going to the H.E.B for food and then heading down the generic isle that was filled with white boxes, black lettering, ingredients, and a barcode. Because teenagers aren’t all that creative, one of the things we ended up doing was putting [...]
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smokingpen | January 8, 2009
Today starts Plan B.
What is it? Well, I am now looking for work in an ever broadening circle. That should prove to be fun. I did go to Berkshire Works today (essentially the local office for the state employment offices) and I stopped by a temp agency and I applied to be a substitute teacher. [...]
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smokingpen | October 11, 2008
Trillions of dollars have been lost in retirement accounts and in the housing market. This is a tragedy. At least, we are led to believe this is a tragedy and truth told I think that people who own homes and now owe more than the home is worth makes them also feel as though they [...]
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