New Year, Same Situation

Ahhh, 2009. Take a new president, add fumbling economy and a crisis between Israel and Hamas and what do you get? Surprisingly you get news that many Americans don't have time to read or watch because they're too busy looking for a job.

Welcome to the club my friends.

There was a time when dark horizons meant job security for me. Bad news keep me busy as I was once a reporter, 13 years in fact. Did some tv in my 20's and went on to writing for newspapers in my 30's. Then I took a chance on a political public relations gig and have been jobless since Election Day. That's what happens when you hitch your wagon to a falling star I guess. Ah, to have gotten that U.S. Senate job. Damn you George W. Bush.

Of course now trying to get back into the workforce has been a pain in the a$$. Even Target turned me down. Target for crying out loud! Years reporting on politics, crime, court, and everything else under the sun and now Target won't even let me wear their red shirts and stock shelves. A pox on them. Just for that I'm only paying the minimum on my Target card bill.

So now what?

Well, I keep looking for a job I guess. And watching the kids. And cleaning the house. And picking up the dog's crap in the backyard. My wife (we're actualy not married yet but have two kids and have been living together for 5 years now so technically we are in my book) got me a gym membership God bless her soul and I can at least do something about myself physicially. Just went this morning in fact.

And after that workout session it got me to thinking, that I should be using my writing muscles as well. So here we are.

Now to bring it all full circle, I did read a few articles on the Israel/Hamas situation between job searches. Here's a good one.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/01/a_real_ceasefire_needed_in_gaz.html

I just recently saw a group of people in downtown Albuquerque waving signs for peace in Gaza and demanding that Israel stop the attacks. I honked in support but realized later that the situation is not that simple. I pray that God give our new government leaders the strength, wisdom and whatever else they need to resolve the situation.

And God, I'll take a job while you're at it.