First, let me apologize for my long absence from the site. However, I believe that it was extremely worthwhile. Taking a mini-tour of the country allowed me to gauge opinions on our current reaction from a wide variety of Americans. Everywhere I went, people greeted my inquiries with a sense of muted optimism. Of course times...
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Hearing politicians, economists, and others amongst the chattering classes begin to whisper that maybe we have hit the bottom of our economic freefall, I am reminded of one of my new favorite horror movies, 2005′s The Descent. In the movie, four adventurous women descend two miles into an uncharted cave. Of course, things...
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Unemployment, unemployment, unemployment… The country’s poor economic state continues to negatively impact many industries, and for many recently laid-off Americans, this is the time when they may have to rethink their career paths. This is especially true for those working in industries like construction, banking, or...
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Today was my last day at work. It went pretty much as expected; sadness, indifference, and surprising displays of emotion. I posed a question to one of my former co-workers after he described the time he reported to work and was fired and sent home on that same day. I asked him whether he would prefer that or the long,...
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As of April 19, 2009, I will become another statistic of the rapidly devolving recession. Needless to say, the dismissal of my entire department was done in the most crass, undiplomatic, and unceremonious way possible. Of course, you cannot expect much from large companies and corporations; especially corporations that...
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At this point, I try to dig deeper when I come across information being disseminated from the echo chambers of the right and the left. Thus, the idea that I can create or become a part of an echo chamber seems unlikely, unseemly even. But railing at the top of my lungs or with the tips of my fingers can sometimes seem like a...
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