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MSNBC reported another bleak retail story that I remember hearing on the news recently. It seems that back in the day, “50% off” was when we all thought we were finding a really good deal. Apparently, that number is now 70 or 75%. What… Continue Reading “70 is the New 50”
Someone was blogging about someone blogging about the concept of “mandatory volunteering”. I think the original post linked to a London Times columnist talking about how the government (British) should require everyone between the ages of 12 and 85 to perform 12 days of… Continue Reading “"Mandatory Volunteering"”
MSN has a link that says, “11 Reasons to Save Detoit”. I think it is going to be a socio-economic argument in favor of the bailout, with statistics on how many people they employ and how many suppliers they offer business. So I click.… Continue Reading “Target Markets”
The Tribune ran a really interesting article about how and why Chicago remains an incredibly racially segregated city. Part of the theory, which I buy, is that “new” cities, like Charlotte and Austin are having an easier time of it. “Old” cities like Chicago… Continue Reading “Race. Or Schools and Money.”
I love NORAD’s Santa Tracker. Above is a video from their Santa website. It is 8:21 a.m. Central Time and Santa is currently in Palau. He seems to have already hit Australia and a bunch of Pacific islands. I could watch this all day,… Continue Reading “And He’s Off!”
Patrick Erwin at Careerbuilder.com wrote a short article on 5 Job Blogs You Should be Reading. Blahblahblah. But wait. What is this? Punk Rock HR?! So I look at her stuff. The writer, Laurie Ruettimann, worked in HR for a good stretch and is… Continue Reading “How Evil is HR?”
I first saw the headline on MSN: Feds: Governor tried to ‘auction’ Obama’s seatBlagojevich arrested, accused of ‘corruption crime spree’ over appointment I had been in meetings all morning and was hours behind the news. My jaw dropped to the floor. My co-worker, Augie,… Continue Reading “The News Today”
The state of Illinois has a rather tragic budget situation right now, which is probably not unique. The budget is being cut right and left. One of the more alarming things was in Health and Human Services – which makes me wonder how many… Continue Reading “Rather Ashamed of Myself”
The link reads: McDonald’s sued after nude pics lost in phone go online. Yeah. The AP is running the story of a guy that left his phone at a McD’s. Apparently, he called and the employees said they would “secure” it for him. The… Continue Reading “Oh. I Don’t Think So.”
I had been looking at the link for about a week..about the Obama family and the dog they will be bringing home soon. But I hadn’t read it. As part of the Movement or whatever (I should copyright that), I very much hope that… Continue Reading “Leave It”
The Next Dark Age 