How I Landed a Tech Job After Being Laid Off I was laid off from my tech job in 2023. I was devastated, but I knew I had to get back on my feet. I started my job search, but I quickly realized that things had changed since I was last looking for a job.… Read More »
Bush’s full quote is: “it’s a huge challenge for single moms to raise children in the world that we’re in today, and it hurts the prospects, it limits the possibilities of young people being able to live lives or purpose and meaning” To which I, having been raised by a single mother, and having not… Read More »
If there’s anyone left who’s been following my blog, you know that I’ve basically abandoned it. During the past year, I’ve started posting my thoughts on Google Plus, LiveJournal, tumblr and Facebook. I used to have my Twitter feed dump in here, but I don’t actually use Twitter much, either. So the time has come… Read More »
It’s the middle of winter in 2007. My children are restless, and I am out of ideas on what to do to keep them entertained. It’s too cold outside for them to play, and too boring in the house. I decide that we need to take a trip, somewhere fun. So I load the kiddos… Read More »
This is most excellent advice, advice that I personally need to do my best to remember and to follow in the future! [We] all have those few bad decisions that seem like they were made by someone else. This regrettable decisions are often a product of your “fight or flight” response, which really wasnt designed… Read More »
Ah, Cozumel! What a wonderfully crazy port. And what a crazy experience! Cozumel provided us with one of those vacation horror stories. But I am getting ahead of myself. We had really rough waters the morning that we pulled into Cozumel. And some dreary, rainy weather. that was a bit of a surprise to me.… Read More »