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My Jobs Report Month 20
Believe it or not, I lost count. Month 20? Really? Yep. The only way I could tell was by checking for the most recent report. This job search certainly hasn’t gone the way I expected. At the start, I expected … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099, Art, books, consulting, dancing, foreclosure, frugal, frugality, HCLE, health care, housing, investing, jobs, LinkedIn, Madrona Workshop Troupe, Microvision, mortgage, MVIS, MW2013, personal finance, self publishing, social media, stocks, teaching, unemployment, W-2
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Lay Off Dreams
I had a dream last night. Don’t we all? My dream touched on a friend’s reality, my past, and a consideration of my present. It was a lay off dream. That’s a new theme. And it felt like a good … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., exercise, FAFAJ, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, income disparity, jobs, laid-off, layoff, Maryann Etchells, meditation, mortgage, New Road Map, personal finance, Simple Living, social media, unemployment, wealth, wealth disparity, Whirling Dreams
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Too Soon To Tell
Titles should have useful tags. There should be a key word in there that people, twitter, and the search engines all recognize. Not this time. Life doesn’t follow our rules, or maybe life follows our rules in its own way. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, books, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., economiy, housing, investing, jobs, LTBH, mortgage, personal finance, unemlpoyment, Whidbey, writing
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Notice Foreclosure Notice
Yesterday I got the call. The mortgage company called, and in a rare case, I answered. In their usual manner, they delivered the news that they will begin foreclosure on my house on March 17th. I can’t recall their quote … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Charity, consulting, dancing, debt, entrepreneur, foreclosure, frugal, home, house, housing, investing, jobs, mortgage, occupy, personal finance, Scotland, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, teaching, unemployment, wealth, writing
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Choose Your Emotion
“Tom, how’s it going?” With a week like these last seven days, the answer changes with the hour. Luckily, my walk across Scotland was a lesson in picking my emotions. Events trigger emotions as ever, but because of a revelation … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, emotions, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, Langley, LinkedIn, mortgage, personal finance, renaissance, Scotland, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, unemployment, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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Relax And Enjoy Or Else
Hey Gail, my computer is heading your way. Today’s bLog is brought to you from my iPad because my laptop’s hard drive is making clicking noises. Gail LaForest of The Tranquil Computer will swap out the old with a new, … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, frugal, frugality, health care, mortgage, photos, Simple Living
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Propane Check
Ta da! Yesterday my business received the largest check in over a year, which was appropriate because it was compensation for the largest work package for a client in over a year. The mail was delivered just before lunch. I … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting, dancing, entrepreneur, Facebook, frugal, frugality, HCLE, health care, housing, job, jobs, Langley, mortgage, personal finance, Simple Living, social media, speaking, teaching, Twitter, Whidbey, WordPress, writing
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Pesky Raccoons
Pesky raccoons. One of them woke me this morning, two hours before dawn. It was in the carport, successfully knocking over a garbage can. Of course, I didn’t know what was making the sound until I opened the door. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, birthday, Charity, consulting, dancing, dining, dreams, frugal, frugality, health care, housing, investing, jobs, Langley, Mike Rowe, mortgage, personal finance, photos, poverty, raccoons, recycle, self publishing, Simple Living, speaking, spirituality, stocks, teaching, TED talks, unemployment, wealth, whales, Whidbey, writing
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Maritime Ties
My condolences to those people who have birthdays close to Christmas. It is so easy for them to miss out on gifts. I, however, am lucky enough to have my birthday in January; which means that whatever I didn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, Christmas, dancing, Family, gifts, investing, knots, Merchant Marine, Merchant Marine Veterans, personal finance, Puget Sound, sailing, Salish Sea, shipping lanes, stocks, Whidbey
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Shifting Dreams
A topic popped up again. I wanted to write about it because it fascinates me, but I’d already written about Shrinking House Dreams and alternative economies. Yet, the topic comes up in conversations, news reports, and celebratory events. That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Economies, American Dream, boat, Currency, dancing, Dream. Invest. Live., entrepreneur, Financial Integrity, frugal, frugality, housing, investing, jobs, KWPA, live aboard, Money & Life, New Road Map, personal finance, RV, Simple Living, speaking, stocks, Tiny Houses, wealth, Whidbey, writing
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