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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Last Sunday, my pastor preached a wonderful sermon about the psychological, sociological, ecological and theological implications of the current economic crisis, using Psalm 46: 1-4 as the foundation for his message: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should...
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One night last week, I woke up around 2 A.M. Normally, I find that I am forced into contortion, barely hanging on to the edge of my bed, while my 7 year old sleeps like a king with his knee in my back. But that night, I was unusually comfortable…and alone. I decided to sneak downstairs and check on my lil man. I was sure...
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Plane tickets have been cheap lately, especially if you catch thrift-lovers’ specials on discount sites of the usual suspects. Armed with this info, I had no choice, it seems, but to book a flight back to the motherland… New Orleans… So what if I arrived almost a week after Mardi Gras? Not a problem. I had...
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The world is, seemingly, crumbling around us, and somehow, I think I’m better off for it… I don’t own the recession. I’m not on some hokey, New Age bullshyt, I promise you. I just work with and am related to a lot of women (in particular) who operate on a plain that can’t be touched by the...
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There’s an old saying… or maybe it’s a scientific fact. Either way, “they” say that if there was a nuclear war the animal most fit to survive would be the cockroach. Well… I guess I’m the cockroach of “the Great Recession.” I’ve been scavenging for so long I never even bothered to look up and see the...
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