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Playing hard to get

Your eyes meet and you coyly look away. You read once that no one likes someone that is too forward when they first meet.  One must be careful to not be overzealous now, right?  Your eyes meet again. Perfection is met with everything you’ve ever wanted — benefits that include vision and dental, PTO and [...]

On a clear day you can run forever

After an unfortunate night with a friend’s Wii  game, and by unfortunate I mean it told me I was out of shape — a sad fact I knew but did not want to admit, nor did I want a computerized video game to remind me of — I woke up this morning to run. It [...]

Cloudy days are here again

Sorry Milton, didn’t mean to rain on your parade or anything, but it’s been cloudy and overcast in the land of soon-to-be-unemployed again.  I’ve been quiet lately — well since Thursday — because  for one, I had a mini vacation planned. I went to visit some friends in the Emerald City. It was a nice [...]

The ultimate test

I was afraid to write this blog post. I’ve been afraid all night and not looking forward to it. I’ve been big on looking at my fears straight on and overcoming them. I went to be last night not wanting to overcome anything. I could blame it on the milkshake I had with dinner that [...]

Double true: unemployment is an airborne disease

The waves of

Lacking and slacking

When insecurities still raise their chipper head.

Watching from the sidelines

When you see yourself in your friends.

Three ways to know if your job is the one

You think you found it. That perfect job. Well in this economy it’s probably the perfect job for now. It’s reliable. It pays the bills, and it gets you out of the house. It may not have the piercing 401K you passed up last year, but nothing is sexier than a steady paycheck. But how [...]

Lessons from Zack Morris: how to always remain on top

I spent the greater part of my childhood watching TV. My parents were never very happy about this.  It’s not to say that  never left the house or my plastic bubble. I was involved in dance, theater and tried my hand at sports but on most Saturday mornings you would find me in my living [...]

A visit with the ocean brings clarity

On a clear day you can see Hawaii.