MORONICLES
December 12, 2007 - Moderator
Talking Jesus Action Figure Sells Out At Wal-Mart
http://consumerist.com/consumer/trends/talking-jesus-action-figure-sells-out-at-walmart-332085.php
November 28, 2007 - Moderator
I
have panhandled twice. The first time I was working two jobs, 7 days a
week, and pulling in about 8 bucks an hour. At that rate, I earned
about $320 a week before taxes, and about $250 after. A grand a
month, in a city ranked in the top ten of most expensive cost of living cities in America, Austin. My student loan payments were $300 a month, my rent was $400
(with a roommate), my gasoline was about $250 in my very used Chevy
pickup, and the rest of the cash went to utility bills, food, and alot
of beer. So, I decided I would try a "social experiment". I removed
my B.A. degree from the wall in its nice frame, taped a piece of paper
to the bottom of it, and when I reached 183 & Braker Ln. in
mid-afternoon, I wrote on the piece of paper: "College Grad, Anything
Helps". I
made $22 bucks in 2 hours. $11 (ELEVEN) bucks an hour, begging. I got
business cards, money, a guy passed by at one point and flicked a
quarter at me. When I lunged to catch it, he snapped a picture with
his disposable camera. Another guy pulled up in a maroon F-350. He
squinted at the framed degree and asked, "Where's that from?" I said,
"University of Texas". He replied, as the light turned green and he
pulled away, "Shoulda gone to A&M."
"I don't know what the next level is...but I was there."
Tim O'Connor (investor?) on the renovation of the Austin Music Hall, as reported on KEYE News
According to NORC, The University of Chicago, Jan. 1, 2007
"Looking at Outcomes [There are four key labor market outcomes of interest in this part of the study: whether the respondent is employed, unemployed, out of the labor force, or in military service in the weeks after they exit the military Table 2 reports these outcomes for each of four snapshots: week 1, 13, 26 and 39 after exitiii.] A brief examination of the table reveals that of the 156 respondents who were interviewed subsequent to military exit, 22% were unemployed in the first week after exit, 28% were out of the labor force, 0% were in the military and 47% were employed. This represents a 32% unemployment rate on the part of military veterans."
November 25, 2007 - Moderator
FOR WHAT AM I THANKFUL? Once again, it is that time of year we [Americans] are
forced into thinking that we must take a step back from life and give
thanks for things we normally take for granted. This is a good thing for us procrastinators.
For one, I am thankful for my Texas public school educational
background that accounts for my lack of seriousness, ambition, and the
ability to pay attention for more than thr--
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