Use Your Words

Do you sense a theme in my posts lately?

As my long-time readers will know, I love science fiction and I love free.

I think everyone could use a little positive thinking this week.

It's time to clean up my act.

Seriously.
My wife is a professional organizer and decorator, so those of you who know me well know how she suffered when she first moved in with me.  I hadn't devolved into a complete hoarder, but I had gotten an unfortunately significant start.  She dug me out.  Honestly, I wish I had her ability to let go of things, but I tend to hold on to too much.  Naturally, when she asked me to read...
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No, this is not a political post.

I'm prepared to answer these, are you?

So, I'm still looking for work, but at two weeks, I suppose that's to be expected.
I've had a couple phone interviews and I'm waiting to have a couple more.  Generally, if I can get an interview with a technical manager, I can sell myself well enough to get a job I have the experience to actually do.  Often, I can sell myself well enough to land I job I don't know how to do,...
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So, I was laid off Tuesday.

I wasn't surprised by it, for sure, since they've been laying off two and three people a week for the past six weeks or more.  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, though.
A couple weeks ago, another sort of IT person, who's here from the real parent company in China, was sent over to my location to gather up all the passwords and access I had.  Probably to make a copy of my...
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Our commutes don't have to be dead time.

Not exactly a set of "fun" links, really.

I still work in Oil and Gas, albeit in IT, which means there are a lot of layoffs.  And, there are more coming.  Even though I'm in IT, and they need use like they need electricity, I could go at any minute.  So, in solidarity for those who have already lost their job and those who might still, I' reposting several links to resources for job seekers.

No, seriously, I'm talking about actual bacon not some silly double entendre.

Also?  If you don't like bacon enough to read this, why do you even read my blog?  I mean, seriously, do you even get me?
I actually had a talk with one of my doctors about bacon and how if I had to die of something, I was okay if it was bacon.  She suggested that it would be healthier for me to pass it up occasionally.  I responded with the idea that life is short and every opportunity to eat bacon may be my last, so could I afford to pass it up?