In hard times, imaginations blossom. Do-it-yourself has replaced do-it-for-me in remarkably diverse sectors of the economy, including home improvement, food gardening, financial services, automotive and beauty care, as American consumers search for new ways to cope with their diminished financial circumstances and empower themselves by taking more control of their lives in uncertain times. There I Fixed, [...]
Sunday, July 26, 2009
When my Lucky Brand jeans get unzipped, there’s a strategically placed label half-way down on an inside flap that says, “Lucky You!” While I can’t show you, and you’d have to get to know me better, I can spread some lucky dust on you in the form of free concert tickets. Between July 31 and the end [...]
Monday, July 6, 2009
It never ceases to amaze me how many parallels exist between your love life and work life. Take, for instance, when you come back very late from lunch. You darn well hope that a co-worker doesn’t say something, or your boss catches you. That shameful and uneasy feeling as you sneak in is similar to how I [...]
Sunday, July 5, 2009
My most promising job leads vanished last week, and I’m crushed by the thought of starting over with my job search. A call from a recruiter and email from an HR director told me I’m being passed over for more promising candidates. Eight months have lapsed since I lost my full-time job, and it’s getting harder [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
And when we say–Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-ee ay! We’re only sayin’ You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma–O.K. Okay, so I’m moving to Oklahoma. My choice was between Oklahoma and Tennessee, two states where you can’t go to prison for unpaid debts. I chose Oklahoma because it sounded better, and I think the weather is nicer. I also bet those cowboys [...]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I sure hope that when I grow old, I’ll be able to afford a gardener kneeler like my neighbor, Barbara, because it sure beats squatting. Barbara has got that knee thing down pat when she weeds. If I were Barbara, I’d find a better use for it indoors while my significant other stands, holding onto his cane, or [...]
Friday, June 26, 2009
ANN’S NOTE: Ann takes a day off on Saturday. She returns tomorrow with either Post Office Crabs, or Rose or José, which has nothing to do, unfortunately, with José, but rose, now, that is a fine drink that deserves a resurgence on a hot humid night. I work the door tonight at the Hyatt in [...]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
I emerged from my apartment dwelling to see a lawyer. Financial problems also create legal troubles. I feel hounded by them. First, I grappled with the legal issues of my divorce. Now, my ex-lawyer is after me for not paying him the thousands of dollars he thinks he deserves. I want justice, too, and that’s why [...]
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
You know the country is desperate when heirs of Martin Luther King start charging to use his quotes. I’m not making this up, but another unemployed friend quoted King in a magazine article she submitted to a small publisher. Her editor asked her to get permission to use the quote. My reporter friend called Dr. King’s [...]
Thursday, June 4, 2009
My ex and I had another major blowout. It’s one of the reasons that you should not live with your former spouse. But these turbulent times alter the traditional landscape of how life moves on when there is no money to move forward with. We argued about money, which is one of the many reasons we [...]
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