postaday2011
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I recently visited TED Conversations. It’s one of my favorite places to go when I’m looking for things to write about. They came through for me again. The thread I was following concerned the need for education reform. I have a daughter who recently graduated high school and is entering college as we speak. So…
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Job hunting sucks. It’s one of my least favorite things to do. Sadly, at this point, it’s also unavoidable. One of the things I don’t like about it, is trying to figure out what the heck I’m going to do. I don’t have a degree or even a diploma. In today’s job market, that’s kind…
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Here I am once again trying to decide what to write for the day. While I was at work, I had this great idea about the ethics of the situation with Blockbuster, but franklly, I’m just don’t have anything new to say about that. Once the court hands down it’s ruling and we know what’s…
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I’m not going to write a lot right now because I have to get ready to go out with my family to celebrate my daughter’s eighteenth birthday. From there, I may be heading pretty much straight to work for the evening so might not have a chance to post later. As you can see, I’m…
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I wasn’t really sure what I was going to write today. I hadn’t chosen a title or a “feel” for it. I knew there was more I wanted to say about my store closing, I just wasn’t sure what. I just started writing, and let it come. The original post starts below the line. It…
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I think it’s only fair to say upfront that I work for Blockbuster Canada, but not for much longer. The most recent deal fell through, and with nothing promising on the horizon, the receiver is recommending the liquidation of the company to pay the creditors. The problem is, they aren’t our creditors. Before our parent…
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I have just found out that the company I work for will be closing shortly. This is a lot for me to process, need a bit of time. Once I’ve come to terms, I’ll fill in the details. In the meantime, I just wanted to make sure I meet my postaday2011 commitment. My thoughts and…
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If the spot’s still open, here’s my candidate for the Time Magazine “Man of the Year”: Fresno County School Supervisor, Larry Powell. In case you missed it, this person decided to let go of $800000 in salary over the next three and a half years. The reason for his decision? He didn’t need it and…
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This information is indicative of a more open position on the part of the APA. As such, I felt it important to post it in the interest of balance and fairness. In doing some further reading, I discovered the APA (American Psychiatric Association) classifies video-game addiction and Internet addiction as “reward driven behavioral disorders”. It…
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So I’ve been reading again. This time, it was an article about the perils of video-game addiction. I actually found it sort of refreshing. In amongst the drama of neglected family and career, there was an item rarely seen in such an article. Turns out, the American Psychiatric Association (the organization that literally writes the…
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