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All tagged Unemployed
Driving My Liftie
You’d think that after major shoulder surgery you would ordered to remain blissfully sedentary for a while. Noting but Netflix, popcorn and Percocet. At least until the stitches come out.
You would be wrong.
Newspapers: More Bad News.
Maybe it's time to rethink journalism schools. Surely, would-be reporters should be counseled before blowing four years worth of tuition to enter a field with stagnant wages and no future.
Nope. Not Running For City Council.
I thought of the Henry David Thoreau quote: “Beware of all enterprises requiring new clothes.” Then I pushed it out of my mind.
Fun Shoes, First-Class Service
Yes, I’m aware I’m unemployed. Leave me alone. New shoes make me feel better about myself.
I Quit Journalism To Become A Ballerina
There was a time when at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday I might be interviewing the governor or calling cops about an unsolved murder.
Now I’m doing pliés to “I’m A Little Teapot.”
No Regrets
So far, I have no regrets. But should I ever find myself pining for my old job, I have the perfect antidote: My fan mail. Volumes of it. Years of it. A big, juicy reminder that there really are awful people in the world.
Joys Of Unemployment
Even if I wore dark glasses and a hat, someone would recognize me at the concession stand - one of the mayor’s pals perhaps, or a developer. They’d call my editors and ask if they were aware that I was eating popcorn and watching Tarantino films on company time.