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Just when I think my job prospects are bottoming out, I get a letter from the human resources people regarding the fed job:
Mr. Diroll,
You have been tentatively selected for the position of Adjudications Officer, GS-1801-09 in New York City, NY.  You were found qualified for this grade level based on your Juris Doctorate […]

I’m glad that everyone liked the Morcheeba/Biz Markie lyrics.  Go out and multiply.
The federal job I applied for has been abolished.  They have simply done away with the title, and created another position, which is the exact same job, with a different name.  I have to re-apply for this job.
I’m kind of pissed.

(God, I love this song…
B-b-biz mar…
I’m the drunk dance rocka
that don’t drink vodka
Never sang a song
called “Frere Jacques”
Rap-rhyme schoola
Pole Position Rula
In seventh grade I had a teacha
named Mr. Doola
I’m very unique
and you will agree-a
One in a million
like Mohammed and Aaliyah
An over-acheiva
Have more stunts than Carl Seaver
Ain’t no other like
B-I-Z M-A-R-K-I wit’ da E
Hank at the […]

I think I’m done whining about the tax holiday nonsense.  I just wish it didn’t get so much exposure.  If it’s a bad idea, the news outlets should have some experts on, talking about how bad it is.  Instead, they just say that McCain and Clinton want the holiday, and Obama doesn’t.  No real depth, […]

The idea of a ‘tax holiday,’ giving relief from the $0.18/gallon federal tax on gasoline is not getting great press.  CNN conducted a poll on its website–highly scientific, I know–showing that 73% of those voting think that the plan is simply political pandering.  PANDERING.  I have to applaud the vocabulary there.
Here’s something that kind of […]

This week, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is about $3.62, according to CNN. It’s hurting a lot of people who commute vast distances to work, or whose livelihoods rely on transportation. The Columbus and Cleveland areas are just sprawls of suburbs and bedroom communities, all pumped up as the nice, […]