Monthly Archives: April 2012

I hate it when good guys use reprehensible tactics. In the midst of the Trayvon Martin travesty, writer/director/gadfly Spike Lee decided to take matters into his own hands.  He Tweeted what he claimed was the phone number of George Zimmerman, … Continue reading →

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts … Continue reading →

Generally speaking, I try to keep thematerial in this blog PG, or at the most PG-13. My kids read it,after all. Language aside, I try to be respectful of people’ssensitivities. I have not, for example, discussed Dan Savage’shysterical (and definitely … Continue reading →

The secret to success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. Jean Giradoux Dear Foundation: You, as well as the organization I applied to yesterday, state that one of your important qualifications is “a sense of … Continue reading →

I am too cranky to be Jenny, too lethargic to be Amy, and I lack Joanne’s strength of personality.

I was sent a job lead last week — unfortunately just before I found out about my fellow group member’s suicide.  I have been in some state of shock for the past several days — the little bits of writing … Continue reading →

This post by Reginald Braithwaite at raganwald’s posterous identifies the problem of employers — or prospective employers — demanding to see people’s private social media posts with precision and humor.  My favorite sentence? I’m extremely vague on the correlation between … Continue reading →

Dear Mr. Santorum: Not only does the University of California system have American History courses, contrary to your claim to a crowd in Wisconsin, they require American History in order to obtain an undergraduate degree. Now, admittedly, all campuses except … Continue reading →

Before things went very bad on Thursday, I was making cold calls to businesses who had donated to the Gala in the past but who had not done so this year. Out of nine calls, I had gotten three definite … Continue reading →