It looks like most of the cities with great employment prospects are in Texas. I'm glad I know a bunch of you LJ'ers there. Because as far as finding a job goes...when you gotta go, you gotta go. I have no jobs lined up THERE and no immediate plans to move, but I might as well start now by giving away books, etc ( Read more... )

Did you know that there is a species of yellow flower called "Billy Balls?" Nor did I, until I attended the Bouquets d'Art exhibit at the De Young. This is where floral artists pick a painting and do a flower arrangement to go with it and capture the mood of the painting. There are some really talented people out there working in Billy Balls and ( Read more... )

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My mom talked to my aunt the other day, and she told me that my cousin, S, who had brain cancer as a teenager, had to drop out of college - after struggling to finish for eight years - because she just can't handle the academic work anymore. Either the cancer (which she's free of now) or the radiation treatment for it, permanently bollixed up the ( Read more... )

strawberry_star, thank you for the virtual gift! It is so ME!!!! Squirrels are love. Squirrels, at least on my deck, are also FAT FAT FAT ( Read more... )

Via ScienceDaily:

Quarrelsome, uncivil workplaces drive customers away

Well, DUH. Who wants to shop at or patronize a business with an unpleasant atmosphere? I don't think you have to be a psychologist or practitioner of Appreciative Inquiry to realize that most people don't really like an atmosphere thick with tension, drama, and anger and will ( Read more... )

On a higher note than yesterday (and thanks much to all who noted that Jon Stewart is enough to redeem all the Jo(h)ns around! I *heart* Jon Stewart too!) - the very first plum blossom of the year has burst open outside my window. I LOVE this time of the year in the Bay Area because of all the beautiful blooming trees - almonds, quinces, peaches, ( Read more... )

Oh, John, John, John. All of you ( Read more... )

I'm a little late, no doubt, commenting on this phenomenon, but I have to ask: About "Hot Ambien Sex" or whatever it is that Tiger Woods liked to have with various clubster girls: Ambien induces amnesia. Meaning, you often take it and can't remember a thing afterwards, which is why you should go straight to bed after taking it (or wind up ( Read more... )

I saw fall things on display at CVS the other day. I can't wait for fall - it's my favorite season. I love the cooler weather, the fall colors, even the fact that it gets dark earlier in the evening (because of my insomnia issues ( Read more... )