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Obama Is Hiring: Job Change You Can Believe In
Recently laid off? Looking to make a career change in this economy? You’re in luck, because the nation is getting a new C.E.O. and he’s hiring. But first you need to get in line. Over the last six months, the Obama campaign was a hiring machine (500 paid staffers in Florida alone), employing thousands of…
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If Life Gives You Limes, Make Margaritas
“If life gives you limes, make margaritas.” -Jimmy Buffett Palm trees, sun melting on the horizon, booze in the blender. This is just another day at the “office” for Jimmy Buffett and his tens of thousands of fans, known as Parottheads. No economic downturn can intrude in this world. “There’s a recession on, but we’re…
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Bette Midler’s Hulaween Ball: A Great Investment
Last night, at Bette Midler’s annual Hulaween Ball in the Waldorf Astoria, the eco-diva raised $2-3 million for New York’s Restoration Project. Ticket prices were $630 for balcony seats to $63,000 a table to raise money for an organization that clean-ups and revitalizes community gardens and underserved parks in NYC. The evening started off with…
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Nosh On This: The Jewish Vote
Who gets the Jewish vote? Pat Buchanan? Or is that only when Katherine Harris is monitoring the election. Ouch! The political videos keep coming, with this funny, insurance-commercially one by the National Jewish Democratic Council. (I really want to make a self-inflicting “goya” joke here but only a long lost Jewish ex-boyfriend would get it).…
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Palin: Where’d Russia Go!
If you haven’t already, pay homage to a Palin White House. “Where’d Russia go!” Sadly, as funny as this is, it makes my stomach drop because it reminds me of this skit SNL did in 2000 before the election when it showed what the world would look like if George Bush became president. Needless to…