When you are facing the beginning of yet another week that is likely to involve much more looking for work than actual working-for-pay gigs, you do not need any setbacks. Luckily, I think we just avoided a major setback at the Doolittle home as our 20-month-old little girl decided to climb up the side of her crib and take a courageous, yet very unrecommended plunge to the floor. Leaping out of her crib at 5am is extremely problematic, but she was not hurt. That’s all that really matters. But moving …

This has been without question an uneven, yet enjoyable day for me. After two hours of playing ping pong last night (a true sport of kings!), I came home and helped my girl get ready for bed. Of course, mom had done all of the hard work by then, but I contributed my best. I attempted to clean the house a little, caught up on email afterward and had a couple of frosty mugs full of Samuel Adams Noble Pils. A truly great beer. Before diving back into my job …

Many times when you feel a little stuck in life, it is the simple yet sublime observations and experiences that provide a much-needed boost. I have begun writing again after doing very little productive writing over the past year. A couple of freelance stories and just blogging more has really provided me with a lift. Seems simple, yet I had strayed far from one of my primary interests. As for the sublime, I am really thankful that today’s outing with my little girl to meet my wife for lunch went …

As I begin to shift gears and dive into my search for new job opportunities, it is an ideal time to freshen up my site. So I have changed my web content management system from Joomla! to WordPress. Always known for its terrific blogging capabilities, I have been impressed with WordPress’ emerging CMS abilities and vast options for cool site themes. My goal is scaled-back simplicity, so I plan to start with this clean template and go from there. 
My previous full-time position was with Emmis Communications in St. Louis. Emmis …