March 2009

Income stream sighted

March 31, 2009

Thar she blows! Landed an interview with the chair of a nearby community college’s English department. I’m begging for part-time work, and it looks more than moderately hopeful. A friend from a previous life is teaching there full-time. She got me in the chairman’s door, and he expressed interest. Those two say that though the [...]

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Is this worse than we think, even?

March 30, 2009

What a day! Before I even parked my purse in the office, I made a run on HR. There I learned a) they don’t know how much COBRA will be; b) the state just posted a page showing the new COBRA costs, but they’re telling staff not to tell anyone about it (says a lot, [...]

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How IT put “apps” into job applications

March 30, 2009

LOL! Just went over to the Maricopa County Community Colleges job applications site (where, BTW, precious few openings are to be found). If I’m to teach part-time, I’ll have to get into their HR system. They’ve updated their electronic job application system. In some ways, it will be convenient, because you used to have to [...]

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Funny is on Twitter

March 29, 2009

…sort of… Just signed up this morning, and now see the learning curve for this thing will be a bit steep for a survivor of the Cretaceous. At any rate, I’m finally on Twitter, no doubt moments before another comet comes along to end the Twitter Age. Those comets: what a nuisance! The username is [...]

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Mortgages: Is a 30-year mortgage better than a 15-year loan?

March 29, 2009

Over at Room Farm, proprietor Chance is offering an article she wrote some time back for Living Almost Large, in which she argues that it’s better to stretch your finances (and by implication, to select a cheaper house) and get a 15-year mortgage than to pay for real estate with a 30-year mortgage. Readers at [...]

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Perfect retirement day

March 28, 2009

My friend K., who lives in Waddell (halfway to Yuma from here), came into town to visit and to shop at the city’s premier nursery, Baker’s, which at 40th Street and Osborn is halfway to Tucson from her place. It was a very pleasant day: magnificent weather, good company. She bought roses, herbs, and flowers; [...]

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