Getting ready for November
Hi. I'm updating my blog because I've been travelling around the personal finance, simplicity and minimalist blogs leaving comments this week and I wanted anyone who tracked back to me to see that I really am a going concern.:~) National Novel Writing Month starts in about 10 days and I'm getting ready for it. I've got a title: "The Distancing Effect of September," which was inspired by photography by Laura at Rabbit Hole Says Hello. I've got a theme: personal morality and ethics. I've got a tone: pretty dark, but with the intellectual humor that I cannot help but include. I have time:

What I'm doing
Hello to you if you found my blog through Facebook. I go back and forth about how public I want to be with my opinions and writing and right now "more public" is on an upswing, based a lot on the experiences I've had with comments re: President Obama's speech to the kids and before that the idea of basic healthcare being available to everyone, inexpensively. I have been at home, collecting unemployment (which yes, the IRS defines as unearned, but taxable, income) since December 1, 2008. I've been diligently job searching: job boards, recruiters, networking activities, etc., but I have not yet been offered a position that comes anywhere close to my previous pay or even t

Letter to Editor re: Obama's speech on 9/8
I am MAD! Following is an email I sent to the Cobb County School Commissioner and the principal of my childrens' middle school, then on to the editorial page of the Atlanta Journal-Constition - my first letter to the editor EVER. Dear Dr. Sanderson and Principal: I am the parent of two children at a middle school in Cobb County. I writing to express my extreme disappointment that my children will not get to participate in the live, national broadcast of President Obama's speech to school children next week. Their opportunity to hear the speech in school, with their peers and teachers available for discussion, seems to me an excellent chance for