I am not ashamed to be an American because I can't find work. The company I worked 19 years for decided it couldn't survive economically if it didn't lay me off. I have drawn design scale maps from aerial photography for governments, developers, and engineers for 36 years. As of this date I have been out of work for 79 weeks. I'm not putting anything into a retirement fund... I don't currently contribute to Medicare. I had to liquidate my entire retirement funds to survive. I have applied to and documented 234 jobs I felt I could do to survive. I have had 2 interviews, one with a firm in San Diego that decided they would wait to see if the economy improves before hiring me. It hasn't. The other interview was in Ames, Iowa for their Department of Transportation. No reason given for not hiring me. But I haven't given up yet. That's the American way...
Rebuttal on 'The Ed Show' 08/23/10 - TV Replay
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Cool summer night
It was a cool northwestern evening and the air was filled with rock and roll. Blacksmith made a triumphant debut. Seppi Hall didn't disappoint with their set of classic rock. Offtrack was definitely ontrack. Thanks to Charlie Pappas, real estate guy extraordinaire for providing the venue and great hospitality. Looking forward to next year... :-)
photos by David Schweitzer
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