KJWW Engineering laid off 14 people Curtis Packaging Corp. lays off 20 people Tellabs lays off 60 more employees Big West lays off 40 230 lose jobs at Portland Business Journal Razorfish cuts 70 RJE Telecom lays off 25 Falcon Plastic cuts 14 Stockton lays off 29 police officer Viking Range Corp. cuts 57 Northern [...]
February 6, 2009
Senator Schumer Needs To Focus On The Bigger Picture
Chuck, buddy, what’s the deal? Your state is borrowing $90 MILLION a WEEK from the Feds to pay unemployment benefits to all of us that were un-ceremoniously downsized, and you are campaigning for processed foods with trans fats??!!?! The New York Times reports that the maker of Twinkies, Wonder Bread, Hostess Ding Dongs, and Drake’s [...]
February 6, 2009
SAT Word of the Day: Pro-Domme
1. pro domme professional dominatrix, i.e. a female who is trained in the art of female domination for BDSM role play, and charges an hourly fee (like an escort) for sessions with male submissives. Ladies, listen up! Freelance writing is so passé! Why work for a few cents a word when you can become a [...]
February 6, 2009
Who Greenlighted This Hot Mess? Part Deux
Just yesterday I enlightened everyone to Carnie Wilson’s new job, now look what I find! Ahhhhhh! <<<<Audience needed for “The Newlywed Game Show” want tickets? (Midtown) Reply to: job-1023242189@craigslist.org [?] Date: 2009-02-06, 10:31AM EST Be a part of the Game Show Networks new Game show “The Newlywed Game Show” hosted by Carnie Wilson We are [...]
February 6, 2009
We Already Know This
A bazillion job cuts across Amerika! If you are a gluton for punishment you can read the corresponding New York Times article.
February 6, 2009
Happy World Nude Day
World Nude Day is February 6, 2009. The grand prize winner will take away US$10,000 in gold (that’s Nude money). Enter by uploading a video of your antics on this site. See the terms of use for more details. World Nude Day is about setting yourself free. It’s about nude, not lewd. It’s about having [...]
February 6, 2009
NYC Too Expensive: Middle Class Flees To Greener Pastures
Not terribly shocking for anyone that’s ever lived here, but the Center for an Urban Future just released a report about how the “middle class” is leaving NYC in record numbers. Even when I did have “a good job” I still felt like I was living paycheck to paycheck and it was nearly impossible to [...]
February 6, 2009
Friday Goal: Try And Be Positive!
Health recently published a story called “Laid Off? The 8 Healthiest Ways to Spend Your Time.” With all this free time why don’t we focus on all those things we’ve been “meaning to do” for sometime now! I actually started working out, go me, (though I keep procrastinating about cleaning up my bathroom disaster after [...]
