I’ve been keeping track of our experiences with recruitment. I’ts fantastic. Nine percent unemployment? Nah, that’s a myth. People are doing just fine. If they weren’t, they’d show up to interviews or something. We also have to move. More on that in a moment…
Read moreThe next big thing and nervous breakdowns
In order to avoid simultaneous nervous breakdowns, we went to the beach last week. For my wife, it was necessary because she’s with two very needy little boys all day long. Both are perfect, or as close to perfect as they can get at their ages in my view, but let’s face it — there’s [...]
Read moreCarnage a little too close to home
I’m used to getting calls from people in crisis all day long. Sometimes it’s the guys telling me about some unexpected development on a job site. Very often it’s a call from my wife telling me how the kids have been tormenting her. But yesterday was a new one: As my wife and the kids [...]
Read moreMonday chaos — on Tuesday!
Ah, Mondays. Wait — it’s Tuesday. Oy. I stopped at a coffee shop this morning solely to put some business cards in a little holder I keep on their refrigerator there. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother. Their coffee is probably the worst in the Beltway, they they definitely benefit from that maxim “location, location, location.” Their [...]
Read moreAre you happy?
The Anchoress, the first stop in my daily blogroll, has a good question up today: “Are you happy?” It’s a little weird that she posted that today because I was wondering that myself on the drive home last night. It’s a question I’ve asked myself numerous times in the last year or so. I didn’t [...]
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June 10, 2011
