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2009

I’m sure this is where I’m supposed to write something to sum up 2008, some pithy statements about loving and losing love, good and the bad, etc. And there was certainly a lot of both: I met some great new people, I did fall in love – followed quickly by falling out of love, I drank more than I should, I didn’t get everything done I wanted to, though I got a lot more done that I could have reasonably expected.

But the entire exercise seems a little hollow.

So instead, I’ll raise a glass of whiskey to my grandmother, whom I miss, to my sister and my new brother-in-law and their upcoming adventure (marriage or Alaska, take your pick of interpretations), and I’ll hope. Because something has to change.

A Loss Not Good Enough For Inspiration

The biggest downside to a crap economy, for me at least, is that people are less willing to pay upwards of $2,000 for SAT tutoring.

So, I was downsized on Monday from the sales job I’ve been doing at the SAT company. All phone operations are leaving the state.

This has been a difficult month or so for me. My last real entry laid out a weekend’s worth of reasons. In addition, I interviewed with ESPN.com for a job as a soccer writer, but got rejected for seemingly no reason (I was told during the interview that I had more experience than anyone else who had applied – then he proceeded to ask me 20 minutes of opinion questions. So I guess I said something he disagreed with).

 Stuck stuck stuck.

Like an Old Friend

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