New Job
I did it: I found a new job and it starts tomorrow. Carson's Ribs is now in my past and I'm moving on to a better opportunity. A way better opportunity. I'm also nervous. I want to say, why didn't I stay at Arthur Andersen, which was my favorite all-time job? But...
Desperate No More
Oh my GOD it feels good to no longer be on the desperate manhunt. I had been on a self-hating manhunt for nine years, ever since I turned 30 and began to suspect there was something very wrong with me because I was "still" single. I don't know what has finally broken...
This contains way too much information about me and not in a good way
O to be regular!!On my box of Kellogg's All-Bran cereal, they challenge you to eat a bowl of the cereal every morning and see if you notice a difference after two weeks. Kellogg's All-Bran has 10 grams of fiber in half a cup. Well, I've been eating a bowl of Kellogg's...
Hysterical Blackness
A friend of mine has started a blog called Hysterical Blackness that focuses on the racial dynamics of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and aftermath. She describes herself as "a black academic who lives, writes and teaches in the US northeast." From yesterday, I quote...
I Volunteer
Some people really shouldn't reproduce and I wish more of us would realize it and act accordingly.
Atheist Consituents, Unite!
Hey, now we atheists have a lobbyist in Washington D.C. too! From a USA Today article "Non-believers raising voice in capital": "Lori Lipman Brown starts Monday as executive director of the Secular Coalition for America. Her two goals: keep religion out of government...
Reasons I Wish the Airline Had Not Lost My Luggage
1. Housekeys (I know, I know. I forgot to transfer them from the suitcase to my purse before I got on the plane).2. $100 cash (I know, I know. I forgot).3. Hard copy address book with addresses and phone numbers going back years.4. Cell phone recharger (yeah).5. All...
Please Stand By
Have been derailed by family emergency. Will post when I have online access again. Typing this at a Kinko's). Internet withdrawal symptoms.
that sucking sound isn’t just the vacuum that’s left
From a Yahoo news story that's less than an hour old: "Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening of cancer, ending a 33-year Supreme Court career during which he oversaw the court's conservative shift, presided over an impeachment trial and helped...
For political debate and scrutiny
Really, go to Daily Kos for searing analysis of the situation and excellent debate and discussions. Here are some excerpts from one thread:"...being from abroad (France) it's so hard to understand how the richest country in the world failed this badly." -...
..when you’re the $%^-hole big brother, too.
I'm also struck by how many countries want to send us help when the United States has been the biggest asshole of the planet. Is it possible that we've succeeded in conveying to the people of France, Hungary, etc. that there's a huge disconnect between the American...
Red Cross Volunteer
A friend who lives in one of the small towns just west of Houston, Texas spent last night volunteering on a Red Cross phone line. She and six other volunteers coordinated with local police to find housing for people on buses that were being turned away from the...