I started my new job in customer service last week. I was anxious for the two weeks from the time I accepted the job and my start date on Monday. Something in the back of my addled mind kept saying "there is no job there, good luck, you are going to need it."

OK. My mind is screwing with me. God gave me this job, that means it is going to be great, right?

Sure. I kept telling myself *that.*

In that two week period I only received one email from...

Was feeling in a brighter mood due to a bit better sleep at long last,my god the body finally feels a bit restored and rested,you don't realise the depths of absolute hell you've been in till you finally get rest.The world just seemed more beautiful,like it was opening up and it's summer here so everything looked lit and glorious.It was making me yearn for my childhood Xmas holidays down in the entrance,I wanted to be there sitting in the park eating chips and enjoying the summer crowds,the calm...

After applying to 266 jobs over 16 months, and going on 30 interviews, I finally landed a full-time job!

Was it a miracle?

Of course it was, it certainly wasn't based upon my qualifications and hard work. I finally hit the job search trifecta - right time, right place, right person. Yes sir. I even got the salary I held out so long for - $15 an hour! I hit the trifecta and the daily double! I am making $5 an hour more than I made in 1991 (26 years ago!) when I was...

I'm back.

Let the fanfare start [oh wait, no one cares].

Last time I wrote on my blog was more than a year ago. My blog was mainly about my job search experience. That got tedious and boring so I stopped writing entries in my blog. Today I woke up and decided to change my blog and write of my experiences living day to day as a misanthrope. Yeah, you heard it, I am a misanthrope. I don't like most people, never have and probably never will. Needless to say I have...

I am always interested in pop appraisals, for-profit "Estimates of Value," "What's my home Worth?" and other teasers utilized to bring traffic and sales leads to websites.
I just talk to too many people who put some level of faith in these numbers, both Buyers and Sellers.
These pop appraisals are generated from "AVM" technologies.
"Automated Valuation Models."
It is the technology used by your local property tax assessors and some...