I went down to apply for food stamps today, my money is running out and I barely have enough for a bus pass for next month. While I was there I talked to the person behind the counter regarding any changes in people filing for food assitance in the past few months. On the television news they keep giving upbeat forecasts regarding the economy, jobs, etc. Yet in my experience and those I talk to it seems the opposite.
I asked if there has been a decrease in a request for benefits, or whether it has remained pretty much the same, or has there been a substantial increase over the past few months. They said that there had been a substantial increase and that persons she had talked to were very stressed, their hours had been cut back on their jobs, they had been laid off, there were no jobs to be found, etc. There were no words of encouragement on the economy at all. In fact, based on the words of someone who sees the effects of changes in the economy much closer than most of us, it seemed like the economy was getting substantially worse, and those who were saying otherwise were in fact lying. I have not watched the television news in several months now, in fact the first time I've seen CNN in awhile was while I was sitting waiting for my food assistance appointment. Just a bunch of fluffed out press poodles. No substance.
Do yourself a favor. Kill your television. You'll be glad you did.

Well, here I am on a Monday afternoon at
Trabant Internet Cafe
updating my blog. I've been spending the morning sending out resumes and cleaning up my bookmarks. What a nightmare. Imagine looking into a closet you keep throwing stuff in and it just piles up and piles up, no rhyme or reason to it. Now though, for the most part it actually has some real degree of structure to it.
I can't believe how short summer seemed, and now here it is winter again. Cold, gray, overcast. And yet somehow peaceful. I guess it's because we're in that time of the year for curling up to the fire with a good book and a hot cup o' joe. Ahhhhh.
I wish I could update the blog more frequently, but at this time the house is without internet, and accessing the net from wi-fi from the house is a hit and miss proposition.
Sometimes it's up, most times it's not, and only if I want to put it near the window while stretching over the couch. Very uncomfortable.
Here at Trabi the door's open and it's cold outside. Cold, cold, cold. I'm wearing my black leather jacket (today's a black day, black jeans, boots, shirt and jacket. So chic.) and I'm still a bit chilled. Time for some tea.