Archive for the ‘Disconnect(ed)’ Category

 

confused? me too!

October 15th, 2009

Finally, I no longer have to go around feeling slightly insane . . . at least one other person “speaks my language,” and that would be Michael Moore. Oddly, during the week Moore’s movie hit theaters, I received an anonymous automated call that said simply: “Don’t kill capitalilsm.” No place to return a call, no request for donations, just “Don’t kill capitalism.”

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talk about entitlement!

August 18th, 2009

A recent college graduate sues for tuition reimbursement after failing to find a job in this economy.

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a new revenue stream

August 8th, 2009

Lots in the news re health care and who pays. I think it depends, in part, on individual responsibility. The tobacco industry should underwrite smokers’ health issues by 100%.

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scared for the FIRST time in my life!!!

July 30th, 2009

Who knew. A friend just asked how I am and I realized that I’m frightened. I have never never never been frightened, even through some quite dramatic and frightening experiences.

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irony in advertising

July 28th, 2009

So much for google’s automatic ad placements . . . and if you have a Wells Fargo loan, or are thinking of doing business with them, you may want to read this article.

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hybrid cars? do the math

July 18th, 2009

Too many people. Too much trash. Where are dead hybrid car batteries going to go? We are looking at something over 6 MILLION CUBIC YARDS of rubbish.

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a “career” you don’t want

July 16th, 2009

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat: “James Madison peers into the window of the empty Santa Rosa home, quickly calculating numbers in his head . . . a week earlier, the owner lost the home, unable to pay the mortgage any longer.”

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faces behind lost homes

July 12th, 2009

The effectiveness of a fundraising campaign is enchanced by photos of people in need and a story of WHY they need your help . . . people who did not do anything to deserve the circumstances they are in.

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counting crows

June 29th, 2009

Perhaps some of these ideas will bring good luck to you, or back to you. In this strange time in America, I’d say we need it!

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i feel SO stupid for working . . .

June 25th, 2009

There is an extraordinary story in America today, and media, politicians, etc., have decided that it’s either overwhelming or that there actually is help somewhere, or claim they can help, but don’t.

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