Motivation, Please I don’t want to work today. I was in Manhattan yesterday and I got back home after midnight. Normally, that wouldn’t bother me, but this came two days after flying back on the early-morning flight from Cleveland. Mistake! Never take a 7:25 a.m. flight. You have to be at that airport before the…
Month: May 2007
Job Listings – May 8, 2007A Small, Familiar Rant The low-paying “employers” are becoming more creative. Here’s the ad I saw today – “Build your writing portfolio here – FREE!” Needless to say, it was just one more non-paying, sweat-your-arse-off-for-an-ungrateful-thief ad, but it was disturbing to see the ad framed in a way that may…
Life’s A Big GasOrThe Perks of Working from Home$2.99 – that’s what the price of regular unleaded was yesterday at the Valley Forge Texaco station down the street. I’m terrified to drive past again for two reasons – one, because the price is surely to go up and two, who can afford to drive at…
Job Listings – May 1, 2007Following DirectionsI’m constantly surprised by the number of people who have horror stories regarding writers. Yea, I said writers. See, just like any other professional group, writers seem to suffer from the same malady – we don’t follow directions. As much as I’d love to oppose those who say writers…