Archive for January, 2009
are refineries going on strike?
Managers, workers prepare for refinery strike-- Houston Chronicle2With just hours to go before labor agreements expire at 11 area refineries and chemical plants, workers and company officials were making preparations Friday for a possible strike.Union members put together picket signs, and companies prepared their plants and management teams for [...]
teaching links & news
The Smithsonian is looking to drag "the world's greatest museum complex into the current century." The Smithsonian 2.0 project sounds really interesting. Read more at the Houston Chronicle.Many people are discovering the joys of substitute teaching as a way to ensure a job in today's tough market, reports the Houston Chronicle. "In Houston and [...]
library links & news
The Smithsonian is looking to drag "the world's greatest museum complex into the current century." The Smithsonian 2.0 project sounds really interesting. Read more at the Houston Chronicle.The GraveyardBook wins the 2009 John Newbery Medal. More info everywhere, but here's the article at the Houston Chronicle.
ordinary links & news
Houston's PBS Patricia Gras gives us "40 Tips for a better a life."The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Army is reporting that Army suicides are at a 3-decade high. Not the info I want while my brother is over seas.
random Web links & news
Copyblogger gives us "14 Foolproof Proofreading Tips for Bloggers."The Smithsonian is looking to drag "the world's greatest museum complex into the current century." The Smithsonian 2.0 project sounds really interesting. Read more at the Houston Chronicle.
catching up on Houston news
The Flip Flop Shops are coming to Houston, reports the Houston Business Journal.The City of Galveston is preparing for Mardi Gras!, according to the Kids Activity Queen blog. And the Houston Chronicle has once again published the Houston Independent School District bonuses.The Houston Business Journal is reporting that Chase will close 36 WaMus in [...]
Houston to cut more jobs
Study: Houston to shed 43,800 jobs this year-- reported by the Houston Business JournalA report prepared for the U.S. Conference of Mayors forecasts that Houston will shed some 43,800 jobs in 2009, a decline of 1.7 percent.The report also anticipates that the local unemployment rate will rise from 5.3 percent at the end of 2008 to 6.6 percent at [...]
cutting my losses
One of the hardest decisions you can make (or that I've had to make) is when to call it quits. Either deciding that you have a cancel a project because it's going to be/is a failure or making the decision to stop a relationship, it's never easy. When do you do that?I'm re-reading The Dip in an effort to get someone else's perspective on when [...]
