At one time, school shootings were unheard of and unthinkable – a punchline in the movie “Heathers” or the song “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun.” Unfortunately,… Read more “Why Eric Hainstock haunts me”
Month: December 2009
Paying it forward
I’m hoping that the readers of this blog will help me find a job. Not for me, though – I’m really hoping to help someone else. In… Read more “Paying it forward”
Greatest Hits: Gay marriage
This week, I’m posting some of my “greatest hits” from a blog I wrote for the Madison.com Web site. They’ve got a new online community and these… Read more “Greatest Hits: Gay marriage”
Greatest Hits: Life, death and your local record store
Before my blogging days here and for CareerBuilder.com, I was a blogger for Madison.com, a news Web page that was for the Wisconsin State Journal and Capital… Read more “Greatest Hits: Life, death and your local record store”
Music Monday: Fairytale of New York
Christmas carols are beautiful, but my favorite is perhaps the most unsentimental Christmas song ever, Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and the late, great Kirsty… Read more “Music Monday: Fairytale of New York”
Career building
Last Saturday was a year, to the day, since I was laid off. I’ve already tested my readers’ patience talking about my journey into joblessness and back,… Read more “Career building”
A different kind of Christmas list
I have a few shiny, cool things to share, Oprah-style, in a post of my “favorite things to buy for Christmas” this year. But before I do… Read more “A different kind of Christmas list”