Well, here is the exciting news. Capria got a job. And it's a nice job. A well-paying job. A job 5 blocks from our house. That is a definite blessing.
She's working at a large, locally owned VW dealership, in the service department. It seems to be a nice blend of office skills (which she wanted to develop) and customer interaction. So we are very excited.
And, as always, I have to theorize it somehow. Actually, I found this book synopsis in Sunday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer, before I knew Capria had a job. But I thought an increase in our collective capital might be a good lead-in to talk about the market in general. It seems that Jeremy Rifkin has a more leftist perspective, but the idea behind the book is one that I've thought about for a long time. I think there is an American assumption that capitalism is an all-or-nothing system, and I think this attitude has hurt us in the long run. Anyway, I'd like to read the book and I'd like to hear what other people think.
I've got other stuff to do, so I'm going to leave it at that. But consider this to be an introduction to a longer piece on capitalism that I have percolating in my head.
Posted by pjaussen at October 27, 2004 11:11 AMSo, you get my attention by referencing The Maltese Falcon and then start talking about economic operating systems? How disappointing. Congratulations on the new job, Capria!
Posted by: gosey at October 27, 2004 01:28 PMCongrats Capria! Is there a new VW in the future? I have wanted a Jetta for a long time.
We were discussing this weekend how much we miss you guys. Hope all is going well.
Yeah Capria! I am glad for you, I know how hard it can be to not have a job for an extended period of time.
Posted by: jlg at October 27, 2004 04:03 PMCONGRATULATIONS!! That is awesome Capria.
Posted by: charity at October 28, 2004 06:07 AM