Category Archives: History

When the last day of school arrived, Mom had Brian and me load up our most personal belongings for our escape from North Dakota. She originally wanted to bail right after we arrived in March but Dad talked her out … Continue reading →

*Technically, the movie was released on May 21, 1980 which would’ve been a Wednesday but I lived in Springfield, IL then so it probably didn’t appear until May 23 or that’s when I went, my parents wouldn’t allow us to … Continue reading →

One of the most memorable parts about graduating from university will always be how quickly it snuck up on me. I will have to ask the others if they share this feeling or memory but when you mull it over … Continue reading →

I wouldn’t become a permanent employee for another four years but finally, after three previous attempts to get something (two for the intern program, one with temp work), I landed a temp gig in Apple’s sales support department via Adia … Continue reading →

To celebrate my sixth anniversary at Apple and the conclusion to Somara’s classwork in culinary school, we flew out to Phoenix for a week of job hunting. Thankfully, it didn’t completely pan out and I’ll get to that. Around the … Continue reading →

It’s always a bittersweet victory to be the last of my hiring group. The other six who were there with me in 1999 have been gone for a few years now, the last guy Scott left for Brazil to live. … Continue reading →

To this day, I still ponder what the hell my father was thinking when he accepted a position in Beulah, North Dakota. The dust had barely settled since the move to Indianoplace a year earlier. It was also a decision … Continue reading →

It’s only a coincidence that it happened to be on the same day as the Texas Primaries for both of the major parties; the Teabaggers already had two gatherings elsewhere (Nashville and the CPAC thing). Much like American Independence Day, … Continue reading →

This story of looking back is way overdue (since February 7th) but since the events surrounding my backfill went on for several months, led to a key friendship, my inevitable transfer to the group I remain with and some painful … Continue reading →

Columnist Bob Herbert wrote a nice piece about him yesterday, I think he says many of the things our SCLM doesn’t have the brains nor spine to say about the man. Meanwhile it practically sent Michael Jackson out on a … Continue reading →

While I’m kickin’ back, enjoy Austin’s “balmy” weather today, 15 years ago, I went back to Chicago for a job interview with Loyola University and to visit all the friends I left behind. I was really excited about the socializing … Continue reading →

Coming down with strep (throat) and being put on disability for two weeks was a fitting end to a really awful, stressful, emotional and disappointing year. Getting ill hit me suddenly too. I was having a decent weekend right up … Continue reading →