Category Archives: Reminisces
Leo Collins 1919-2010
Three weeks ago, my life changed forever. Three weeks ago, my father died. Three weeks ago, I woke up to a typically foggy, San Francisco summer morning, and before the … Continue reading
How Not To Hire Someone
A few months ago, I endured a process that, well frankly, if you were going to set out to torture an unemployed individual, you could do no worse than this. … Continue reading
Reflections at Thanksgiving
When I started this blog, I found this photo, and it was part of my first post. Certainly part of the focus of the blog has been chronicling my journey … Continue reading
Funemployment ?
Author’s Note: This post is inspired by a recent article in a local weekly that focused on a group of unemployed devil-may-care san franciscans and their concept of ‘fun-employment’” . … Continue reading
My Dad's 90th Birthday
A couple of week’s ago, we celebrated my Dad’s 90th birthday. The celebration was in the house I grew up in, in the little town of Camillus, New York outside … Continue reading
LaidOffCamp- The "Un-Conference"
I have attended my first “un-conference”. LaidOffCamp was a grass-roots get-together of those of us who have lost our jobs. The get-together, with sessions organized on the spot, featured speakers … Continue reading
My neighbor the mall
MY NEIGHBOR THE MALL I grew up next door to a mall, literally a few hundred feet away. On a recent visit back to my hometown in upstate New York, … Continue reading
