tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post2607555483897003720..comments2024-03-29T07:36:51.933-05:00Comments on driftglass: Outside the Alexandria Safe Zone*driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-36849286089407154862015-03-13T07:11:50.237-05:002015-03-13T07:11:50.237-05:00Though on a more practical note, my friend who I m...Though on a more practical note, my friend who I mentioned is now parlaying her substantial skills into an Internet freelancing gig of which she has managed to make a fairly good go. I'm guessing your skills are even more substantial than hers, so that may be something for you to at least consider. And regarding health insurance, I sincerely hope that Obamacare turns out to be more useful and helpful to people such as you and your family than my initial evaluation suspected it might be.Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-48106092132954611792015-03-11T13:52:21.922-05:002015-03-11T13:52:21.922-05:00DG: Fuck... and now I've actually read your po...DG: Fuck... and now I've actually read your post. Very sorry to hear about this latest round of employment difficulties. I wish there was something I could do for you, but other than the occasional contribution I am only a spectator. Hang in there Driftglass.<br /><br />--Nonny MouseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190550390894019841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-83273595218062354752015-03-11T13:44:20.667-05:002015-03-11T13:44:20.667-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13190550390894019841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-80334994934403254492015-03-11T09:21:58.725-05:002015-03-11T09:21:58.725-05:00I have a very good friend who also has twenty-plus...I have a very good friend who also has twenty-plus years of experience with the world of "real jobs", and the more she and other sources tell me about it, the more I can only see a fundamentally doomed society. If that makes me a bad or inadequate person in some way, well then, I guess I'm just going to have to live with that.Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-90078010477902340542015-03-11T05:21:06.918-05:002015-03-11T05:21:06.918-05:00Good morning, Mr. Glass.
"A superannuated wr...Good morning, Mr. Glass.<br /><br />"A superannuated writerly habit, which would be useful if I lived in a universe where it is possible for me to make a living with my pen.<br /><br />But I don't live in that universe. <br /><br />And after ten years behind this keyboard (ten years this month, actually), while many readers have been incredibly kind and supportive and generous, the one thing of which I am absolutely certain is that I will never make anything close to a "living" by doing this thing I love and and that I do exceptionally well."<br /><br />And you're certain of this how? What, specifically, is it about your writing that makes it impossible to live off of?<br /><br />If it's that your preferred nail to pull on is David Brooks, and if he truly is beyond removal, then choose between that nail and a profitable career tugging on looser nails.<br /><br />Enjoy your day.Kevin Holsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568539831959033188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-17983056798274790192015-03-11T00:40:30.477-05:002015-03-11T00:40:30.477-05:00Most of all I hate that Bobo and his ilk constantl...Most of all I hate that Bobo and his ilk constantly put me in the position of wishing ill on others, but is it really schadenfreude to want to see them laid as low as they have driven so many of us?<br />I am the same age as you, with roughly the same skill set and am now moving into the liquidation stage of sustenance before I will apparently be forced to assume my final position as greeter at Walmart or some such shit.<br />Reading and hearing life long members of the club blaming the least powerful members of society for the chaos they themselves have wrought over decades, from atop their apparently inexhaustible piles of money has made me at times physically ill. <br />Fist they came for the pensions, but I was young, wasn't union, and still had my starter home value and 401k so...<br />Then they came for the home equity, but I was too broke for any kind of decent mortgage was driven to rely on my 401k so...<br />Then they short sold the market, crashed it, and burned both my equity and my 401k to the ground while they collected their barely taxed hedge fund bonuses and collapsed the whole shit house down escaping on parachutes made of our middle class jobs..<br />The day St. Ronnie was elected was the worst day this country ever experienced outside of war time, and his rat fucking scion have been stealing us blind as fast as they can ever since.<br />....but then to have them blame it on us?! Every fucking day! and get paid to do it...<br />If Sherman would have burned every city to the ground, made their flag illegal and codified their forever status as traitors....Bobo wouldn't be collecting a paycheck today.<br />The right is the fatal cancer of this democracy. They wont be happy until we are every one their slaves, and then until we just die off I guess.<br />Hang in there brother, they may be approaching a critical mass of treason and stupidity that even their mindless followers might not be able to stomach.<br />Here is something for the jar.<br />It's not much, but I know you guys have kids.blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-74187882741813273472015-03-10T21:36:34.923-05:002015-03-10T21:36:34.923-05:00I was just listening to an economist talk today ab...I was just listening to an economist talk today about how the neoliberal economy is moving into an eliminationist phase - that is, getting rid of the schmucks like you and me and my parents, who have the bad manners not to be born with stock options.<br /><br />I'm sending you some money, because I still have a job but I know the knives are out for me as well.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198405937534052637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-29475412089156375172015-03-10T21:00:15.471-05:002015-03-10T21:00:15.471-05:00It sucks stepping out of a shell and liking people...It sucks stepping out of a shell and liking people. When they hurt you hurt, I wish you all well.<br /><br />The tweets read like begged empty Ebay reviews.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-10108099350376131052015-03-10T20:43:44.773-05:002015-03-10T20:43:44.773-05:00I'll pray for you. I wish I could send money,...I'll pray for you. I wish I could send money, but my situation is precarious as well.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749596034713283231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-70416215842772768522015-03-10T19:17:17.697-05:002015-03-10T19:17:17.697-05:00I appreciate all the work you do on this webpage e...I appreciate all the work you do on this webpage each week, and have sent a much deserved donation. I'm lucky enough to have parents who can help support me, allowing me to pass a little of that on. Good luck.Maryland Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601481667182998180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-70716456466495027622015-03-10T17:51:53.862-05:002015-03-10T17:51:53.862-05:00Many good wishes you you and your family. You do g...Many good wishes you you and your family. You do great work and hopefully the crap times will come to an end soon.pdorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314138435295648640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-16693202551583089232015-03-10T17:13:03.256-05:002015-03-10T17:13:03.256-05:00"Advice" is probably the last thing you ..."Advice" is probably the last thing you want to hear. But as I read your post I wondered if you've ever considered starting your own freelance writing business. I've heard it can be lucrative. You've got the smarts, the experience, the class, the chops - though I can understand why you probably just need to be still for a minute or so. I know you would succeed, if that is something that interests you.<br /><br />You are the best on the blogs, Mr. DG, and I think BG is just a sweetheart. Prayers for you and your family (I'm taking this comment to a spiritual and moral direction), and please, do not drink the conventional wisdom kool aid about prospects for success after a certain age. Those rules are written by the bastards you expose every day. It's what the bastards want you to think. Don't let them win.<br /><br />That is all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141640791663745884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-16271372807580853242015-03-10T16:45:12.461-05:002015-03-10T16:45:12.461-05:00Move to California. Apparently everyone else is.
...Move to California. Apparently everyone else is.<br /><br />We're done with winters and floods.<br /><br />See ya. I'm serious.Ormond Otvoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218783352148219090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-64141610432838567852015-03-10T15:46:52.594-05:002015-03-10T15:46:52.594-05:00Crap driftglass, that's lousy news. Just want...Crap driftglass, that's lousy news. Just want to re-iterate my support and please keep the blog going. Your commentary is the smartest, best stuff around. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-26369912988784093752015-03-10T15:29:35.576-05:002015-03-10T15:29:35.576-05:00I know it doesn't pay the bills, but I just wa...I know it doesn't pay the bills, but I just want to say that I read a lot of blogs every day, and I believe you are in the very top rank in terms of what you have to say. Thanks for taking the time to do it.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.com