How I prepare for potential layoffs

illustration of office employee being pushed down the stairs by a giant finger.

Last Thursday, Cal Poly Pomona announced a voluntary separation of service program to begin in March, resulting from a Cal State University budget shortfall. I experienced these actions in 2008, working for the Long Beach Press-Telegram at the beginning of the financial crisis, at that time, a fraction of employees accepted the offer, and I … Continue reading “How I prepare for potential layoffs”

Pilot Namiki Blue-Black

350 and 70ml bottle of Pilot blue black ink on my desk.

I dont know who needs to read this but here it is. Pilot Namiki Blue-Black is the greatest ink of all time and I might have enough into the next decade. JetPens: Pilot Namiki Blue-Black 70ml bottle Goulet Pens: Pilot Namiki Blue-Black cartridges Pilot on Amazon:Pilot Namiki Blue-Black 350ml bottle

Public Safety Power Shutdown

Journaling by a battery powered LED light from a Christmas decoration during a public safety power shutdown. I’m in San Dimas CA. Safe with my #fountainpen Traveler’s Notebook and a cold mug of tea. My dog Ginny is snoring in the room as I write and relax to the hum of a neighbor’s generator. Our … Continue reading “Public Safety Power Shutdown”