My employer and I parted ways last October. I wasn’t blind-sided or steamrolled by the layoff, but the hit really cleaned my clock and rung my bell. The incident was unfortunate, though inevitable. With the failing economy, the company wasn’t getting the job done on either side of the ball. They were in search of [...]
Tag Archives: football
Training camp opens… unemployed football fan rejoices
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Are you ready for some football? Why, yes, Hank, thanks for asking. I’m actually ready for a lot of things, and football is chief among them. Here’s a quick list…
football (like I said)
a paycheck
this
the end of summer
a new Boards Of Canada album
The World
the end of the “Obama isn’t a U.S. citizen” nonsense
Football is on my [...]
I’m an unemployed lumberjack, and I’m okay
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I don’t wish I were a woman. Being a manly, guy-type creature of the male species works for me. It’s nice to have a built-in excuse for my noises, smells and propensity to stop channel surfing on any sports-related event. (I actually just watched a replay of an all-star high school football game while eating [...]
Snow day!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Last night while lying in bed, I tuned my old clock radio to the only news station it picks up. A commercial came on for something forgettable and far away – a car service or business software maybe. But the weather report was on its way, on the eight, right after the break. I knew [...]
Despite staff layoffs, Redskins still offer record player contracts
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Football season has been over for weeks. Pittsburgh fans are still starting fires in trashcans, though these days it’s to keep warm, not to celebrate their team’s championship. The Washington Redskins still managed to make headlines yesterday, with the start of the free agent signing period. On the day teams begin talking to available players, [...]
Without football, unemployment gets a little harder
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
A grateful fan’s lament that his team’s season is over