I’ve spent the last couple of weeks making contacts with some friends and acquaintances. Some have led to job prospects… other have just been nice to touch base with. You always wonder if you’re bothering people, so I try to keep the phone conversations short… just a few words and a quick query if they know of anything. Actually, most of the time, they do seem to know of some opportunity… or at least someone else who might know of opportunities. Tomorrow is a luncheon with job hunting tips and most likely contacts with many peers. Keeping my fingers crossed. Your suggestions/tips/stories of job hunting would be greatly appreciated.
My old friend Chuck Zimmerman just gave me a wonderful compliment on his two web sites. Check them out at http://agwired.com/2006/10/15/resume-blogging/ and http://zimmcomm.biz/2006/10/15/a-blog-as-resume/ . Chuck is a pro at blogging, and he has even been able to make a business out of it. To get a link from a guy such as Chuck is a big boost. He’s always been there to help. True friend.
“I’m just saying…”
Went to Mizzou’s chestnut festival held at its horticulture and agroforestry school’s farm near New Franklin, Missouri today. Nice event. Very fall festival-like atmosphere with booths from different agricultural vendors. Plus… HISTORY!!! I’m a big history buff, and the farm is the site of a brick home built back in 1819.
This place was amazing! To think that some guy put together this brick house (one of the oldest intact brick homes in the state), and it’s still in good enough shape that visitors can walk through it with no worries blows me away! Look at the oak wooden beams. Those are ORIGINAL!
You can also see the original logs used for floor joists.
In the holes in the plaster on the wall, you can actually see individual horse hairs they used to make the plaster stronger. It’s always cool when you can put your hands on something from so long ago. I think it gives you a better connection with the time.
Once again, this house was amazing when you consider it was a two-story, 1800 square foot building built when there was no Lowe’s down on the corner to pick up a load of bricks and lumber. The guide said the nails used to hold together the wooden beams in the rafters were actually wooden pegs. That shows you how little they had on what was the western frontier at the time. Must have been quite a sight to see in an area that had very few other buildings of its kind. MU is looking to fully restore the place.
The chestnut festival was cool, too. Tasty wine, beer, and chestnuts to sample. Plus, the weather was perfect. How can you beat that.
“I’m just saying…”
I’ve posted a few of the recent radio stories I did during my time at the Missourinet. Check under “Examples” at the top of the page. In the near future, I hope to add video and print versions of stories I have done.
“I’m just saying…”
Here I am… my first blog post. I’ve got a lot of learning to do, and I hope I’ll learn all I need to know… especially knowing when to post (like when I actually have something profound to say).
“I’m just saying…”
