This video has nothing to do with finding a job, but it’s inspirational for many reasons. Have a happy holiday while enjoying this.
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One year of blogging
Monday, September 14th, 2009
I feel like I’ve won a Bingo game, but not the prize.
The one-year anniversary (birthday?) of my blog, Tales of an Unemployed Dad, came and went on Sept. 11 without any fanfare. I forgot about it until a former Contra Costa Times colleague reminded me of it, sparking my memory that Sept. 11 had some [...]
Hold the cilantro, please
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
A new Web site is born in the Crowe family: Hold the cilantro, please is about a cook (my wife, Kristen) who doesn’t like certain ingredients, such as cilantro, and comes up with tasty recipes nonetheless. She promises to update it with her recipes, cooking tips and I might even convince her to add a [...]
Pink slip protection
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
More companies are offering what Virgin Mobile USA is starting, or something like it. Its Pink Slip Protection program pays for three months of cell phone service if you’re laid off. I wrote about it for AOL’s WalletPop. Here’s the story:
Virgin Mobile is the latest company to offer price protection for customers who lose their jobs.
Starting [...]
Future of Bay Area journalism story published
Monday, April 6th, 2009
The reporting, writing and editing are done, and now my story for Spot.us about the future of online journalism for Bay Area newspapers is published. Thanks to everyone who donated to the story and to David Cohn of Spot.us for his assistance throughout.
It’s a new world of reporting, and doing this story taught me a [...]