I’m in a place where I have so much going on that I don’t even know where to begin. Last week, I was gone for five days to help celebrate Jackie!’s 30th birthday. She arranged for us to stay in a mansion on a vineyard in Napa Valley FOR FREE. I mean, look at this [...]

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I decided I wasn’t going to let a little thing like no job, no prospects, and an army of paperwork bum me out. Or a migraine, the sudden onset of a massive toothache, or my bad back get me down. Or cleaning out my office, turning in my employee badge, or handing over my keys [...]

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UI Application, DE 1101I: California Unemployment Insurance Application
Today my company and I parted ways. I’m…well, I’m stunned. I’m really sad about how things went down. I loved my job, I loved my clients, and I love (PRESENT TENSE) my former co-workers. I wish things had turned out differently, but, alas.
Until now, I’ve always left jobs [...]

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