Beneath the Wraps

                 Marketing is horrible in Douglas County.  I noticed that shortly after we moved here from Salt Lake.  Marketing in Salt Lake was ALWAYS in everyone ’ s face ALL of the time.  It was quite refreshing not having advertisements and commercialism thrown at us every single minute – but I slowly understood the need.  Surely there has got to be a happy medium. Roland and I had both applied for several positions in August.   Nothing seemed to pan out.   Perhaps that is why Roland went with this hidden jewelry store which others had evidently heard of.   I never have.   The location is NOT a prime location.   It ’ s set back behind several food places.   For the first two months of being hired the Roseburg location wasn ’ t even open – though the building was there. The pandemic had slowed down its reopening.   And then when they did reopen they didn ’ t have any heat. ...

             I thought I would be able to create at least one post today, but Roland just informed me that he has the day off.   I suspect that can change as his boss is a flake. We took Jenna to the airport last night and will be returning for her on Friday.   Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving.   That makes for more wait until I am able to sort my thoughts and post something.           On Friday, the 19 th , we spent the majority of the day in Ashland.   We toured the campus at Southern Oregon University.   I wore myself out.   Jenna ran into one of her friends and made friends with another also majoring in theatre.   Layne will be gone by the time Jenna arrives – unless she chooses to go elsewhere.   Today she will be touring the Dixie State campus only ten minutes away from her brother’s house.           Parent/Teacher conferen...

                On April 20 I received an email for a work assignment for the 13 – 28.   I was scheduled to work at Coffenberry for the rest of the year.   I posted this assignment on facebook and proposed two questions:   If they wanted me on the 13 th , why did they wait until the 20 to tell me?   The schools are closed, but do you think if I show up that I will get paid?               Roland had suggested that I qualify for unemployment, but he was still working and I didn't want to take away from somebody else who needed more than we.  As it turned out I didn't even qualify as I hadn't put in enough hours or made enough.  And that was okay.             I haven’t been to any of the schools since March 13.   The school district has payments available on the 10 th but today I re...

            When I married Roland, I not only gained a new husband but three sons as well.   At the time they were 11, 14, and the 12-year-old had just turned 13.   They are now 29, 31 and 32.   My eldest two have no concept of money.   My youngest consider money a huge priority.   My eldest and youngest boys have had a number of jobs for different reasons.   Biff either can’t hang on to a job or gets bored with it and finds something else never allowing for the opportunity of benefits – like dental insurance.             The youngest one came home from his mission and decided he was going to go to BYU and major in business.   He decided to take a job at a local credit union.   He was there for six weeks and decided to find a job that would pay more.   He decided he would be a doctor, a podiatrist, a surgeon, a heart doctor . . ...

            Next week the class is expected to answer 3-5 interview questions for our discussion post.   We have been given 20 to choose from.   Each seems to have the ability to become a "dash" question. Again, the topic of "dream job" and "where do you see yourself . . ."             Okay, let me get one thing clear.   I think the term "dream job" is an oxymoron.   Here is why:   The word "job" does not necessarily represent pleasure though "dream" indicates something that would be favored.   A job for many is a menial task involving a paycheck.   They go to work to collect earnings in order to make ends meet.   Some people genuinely do love their jobs.   Others struggle with their day to day efforts of being employed.   A job can be gratifying but not always.   I think a job is very different from a career. ...

Online work Check Turned in Both Classes Have even received my first week's grade in one class Resumes, cover letters, references so many weaknesses Next week will be setting up a LinkedIn account and preparation for mock interviews I'm getting the experience that will take me to a job career opportunity before the end of the year I even have my interview set up Now to build confidence and prepare to answer questions

          The first location of Salt Lake's Equitable Life and Casualty was housed in the old Eagle's lodge building on 4th South and West Temple. According to this website Roderick Ross had established the company in said location in 1948.   The building itself did not seem the ideal for the insurance business - at least not with the Eagle's Lodge floor plan. Perhaps in the late 1940's it didn't matter that the building contained skinny stairs and a balcony, but it seemed quite inappropriate in the 1980s.           My dad had been hired as a computer programmer.   I think he used a different entrance to the building than the majority of workers.   On occasion I had opportunity to visit him at his place of work. As a child I remember seeing parts of what I believed to be the basement.   My dad worked with one those huge wall-to-wall computers   (or maybe several) th...