AP reports that the FDIC ranked Massachusetts 45th out of the 50 states for job growth in Q2 this year and New England, 8th out of the 9 regions nationally.
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Who ARE These People? Part II
I keep reading about rich “baby boomers”. You’d think here on Seizure World East I’d have run into a few by now, but I’ll be darned if I can find them.
Here’s the latest scoop on what the Boomers are up to, from a CNN article:
Ballroom dancing is particularly popular among aging baby boomers who didn’t grow up with many opportunities for formal dancing, says Richards. Typically, their dancing history consisted of freestyle moves “with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other,” he says. Now, however, they find themselves at charity balls, cruises and other settings where ballroom dancing takes place and they want to learn about it so they sign up for classes.
What I’d Really Like to See
Keeping up the theme of the week – making a hire – I would love, just once, to see an HONEST job posting, where the employer lists their REAL requirements.
I think it would look something like this:
Addendum
The White House claims that 20 Supreme Court justices had no prior experience as judges before their appointments, including William Rehnquist, John Marshall, Robert Jackson, Louis Brandeis, Lewis Powell, Arthur Goldberg, Earl Warren, Tom Clark, William O. Douglas, Harlan Fiske Stone and Felix Frankfurter.
Finding Good Help (It Ain’t Easy)
The local paper has Help Wanted ads for painters, landscapers, truck drivers, office clerks, cooks, and stretch limo chauffeurs.
What do these postings NOT have in common with the BFOQ’s for appointment to the Supreme Court in Bush’s World?
They all require job experience.
Better
Yesterday, the Red Sox beat the Yankees 10-1, thus earning themselves a Wild Card slot.
While this epic struggle was taking place, the kids and I sanded and sealed the trash bin container.
Letdown
Yesterday, the Red Sox lost a key game against the New York Yankees, and in spite of many hours of preparation, we registered ZERO kids for the Tech Workshop at the annual Harvest Festival.
The latter tells me that we haven’t yet discovered a way to find “our” kids, something we as a group are planning to discuss tomorrow afternoon.
I still believe in what we are trying to do with the Workshop, and fortuntely, a number of people, including at least one local foundation, have told me it is also important to them: providing enrichment opportunities that aren’t currently available anywhere else.
No S*, Sherlock
Breaking news about the problems relocating the NO residents from “Edwards Village”:
The challenge for state officials and volunteers helping those who want to stay in Massachusetts is coordinating housing with employment opportunities and transportation.
Gee, when did those geniuses figure THAT out?
Gardener’s Diary
Last week, I finally edged the garden in front of the fence, and put in some cocoa shell mulch to finish it off.
Yesterday, I noticed the mulch had a fibrous white mold, some cause for concern since I don’t want to encourage parasites.
Are We the Only Ones Who Cared?
No, this is not a sermonette about callous “Haves” ignoring needy “Have-nots”: it’s about a house, specifically #11 on the more rural side of town.