High-wage robbery

The temp agency I work for needs some updates for their web site. Knowing they had connections to someone with experience, they called me in.
I spent some time browsing some e-mails before I figured out exactly what it was they needed.
They need 2 links added to their sidebar and some text changed in a few [...]

Resume – what you’ve been doing

I think resumes are dumb.
I’m not talking about coming back to your game of Oblivion after eating dinner with the family. I’m talking about those all-important one-sheets you turn in to your future employer.
I went through a handful of them at work yesterday, looking for someone who would permanently take the seat I’m keeping warm [...]

The friends at church

I don’t really sit next to anyone when I go to church. When you sit next to someone you end up talking to someone and I kinda like being able to let my mind drift freely through the different things that come to it.
Sometimes I get the urge to sit next to someone who’s by [...]

Skype to UK

This is more along the lines of a public service announcement.
This weekend, July 15th and 16th, Skype is allowing its US and Canada customers free calling to the United Kingdom.
I’m not the biggest fan of Skype in the world, but it works, and it’s easy to use. So if you’ve got some friend out in [...]

Americans and soccer

It’s generally accepted that when compared with many other countries throughout the world Americans aren’t soccer fans.
Some Americans (and non-Americans) will try and tell you we should be. They’ll talk about how it’s a world sport and the only reason Americans aren’t bigger fans is because, in relative terms, we suck at soccer (which is [...]

Class of 2006, remembered

I was getting ready for work the other day and caught site of my brother’s High School yearbook. I’d seen it before, but never really looked at the cover … so I did. On the front was this short bit of text perhaps meant to inspire pride or nostalgia in those who would one day [...]