The operator pushes the lever forward and the bulldozer presses against the wall of the dilapidated building. As the force increases, the walls start crumbling. By nightfall only a bare piece of land is left, devoid of vegetation.
When the contractors arrive after the weekend to start on the hotel that is to be erected on [...]
When you get laid off, there are a number of things that jump out and demand to be given attention and to be managed. Things that usually may not even demand attention but get dealt with in the normal flow of things.
Although they are all reality, some are more concrete than others. Facts need to [...]
One thing that I prepared myself for when I lost my job, was the loss of friends I made during my stint at the newspaper.
As a newspaper editor, one is quite aware of the fact that people “like” you or want to be “friends” with you or tolerate you because of the perceived power you [...]
I develop a wry smile every time I am confronted by a serious-looking security guard with a broken pen and a worthless form on a dirty clipboard.
I walk into the office of the unemployment department and who stop me at the door? THREE security people. One sits, one stands and one indicates grumpily that I [...]
I received this nice keyring for my second donation of a unit of blood. It reflects my blood type and is intended to assist emergency workers should I be unable to give my blood type after an accident.
Really appreciated the gesture. It went right where it belongs - attached to my car keys. It was [...]
