Hello 2009!

It feels very stupid to be welcoming in the new year on January 14th. If someone wished me a Happy New Year today, I’d think they’ve got problems ... service. Since Titus was sick and my wife was busy working (she’d been hired by the church to do a 6-7 week temporary job) and keeping Titus, I started tending to all the house cleaning and laundry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:24:06

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A Holiday Brie from Mr. Man

I know it’s been a while and I’m sorry, really. Luckily, though, I don’t have a laundry list of excuses for you - just one: I got a new job ... is here and everyone is up to their necks in shopping, cleaning, traveling - the works. You won’t need any measuring spoons, fancy equipment or unusual ingredients for this one - just garlic, honey [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 06:19:10

It’s like Freaky Friday for grown-ups

With all the talk about job seekers wondering if they can find jobs in 2009 (you can) and if employers are hiring anyone ( ... friendly cleaning products. She even hopes to add some new clients. Tuller loves the people she works ... not be able to return to cleaning homes for a living. Shrake, a pastry chef, suggested that the two switch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:49:23

LETTERS, OPINIONS, & COMMENTARY

January 17, 2009 I read the Cadillac News article about the three companies who have been negotiating with Wexford County about purchasing the ... .  Considering TransGreen is also expected to create 500-650 jobs during the construction phase ... the landfill is located, it would mean cleaning up the landfill in such a way that there would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:44:18

Business Opportunities in Tough Times

Based on the most recent unemployment statistics, a lot of people are going to be looking for new jobs in the coming months ... . There are wide ranging opportunities for all interests, including such varied business as a dry cleaning ... . But what if you could find a career instead of merely a job? My Franchise Path specializes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 20:59:00

WILLIAM APATOFF

He was born and raised in the slums of Boston, the son of Russian immigrants ... . He rode a battered bicycle around town after school seeking odd jobs, and he worked nights as a janitor ... is his portrait of a cleaning woman he admired.After graduation, he went to Chicago where he set up an easel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 07:39:00

CardSenders

(★★☆☆☆) CardSenders Review - Who else is willing to pay $7,000 to buy a JOB? ... , consulting and law firms, accountants, CPAs, financial professionals, dry cleaners, carpet cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 03:09:44

Winterizing the Home

Before starting any home improvement project you should always think safety first. Thus you should wear proper clothing and gear for the job at hand ... the gutters for proper pitch and alignment. If they need cleaning after all leaves have fallen follow [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 08:04:24

That Jobs Meme

Thanks to RA, I finally got tagged for balbulican'sThis Is Your Life jobs meme. Here's how it goes:It’s simple ... (newspaper subscriptions, then chimney cleaning services)food court sandwich makerCanadian Tire stock girl [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:20:00

Bringing Broadband to America’s Urban Poor

To make good on a pledge to prioritize high-speed Internet access, President-elect Obama must address inner cities, ... . The 40-year-old Harlem resident has owned a small Jani-King commercial cleaning franchise since 2004 ... with fellow franchisees on how to do certain kinds of jobs better. “I talk to my franchise brothers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 02:30:24

Anyone got a Match?

One of the things I love about my job is going to new places, interfacing with new people, ... at keeping the plant clean at all times and I only noticed a little bit of coal dust in a few key areas.One of the things we don’t think about is how big these plants are. I guess we always see them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 03:54:00

6323: Seeking Writers With Leadership Skills.

This actual job listing from craigslist was mistakenly published in the Writing/Editing category ... accepted methods of retail cleaning of buildings• Knowledge of products and equipment used ... retail store maintenance, including, but not limited to: trash removal; dusting; cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:21:00

Welcome to the New Reader Spotlight! Come Meet Jenn!

Welcome to a new addition to the Maw Books Blog!  Each week I’ll be highlighting a different reader/blogger/commenter here on my blog! ... love my job now and I am finally happy.  Haha…after typing that I had to go clean up a peepee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:01:54

Coachapalooza: hello there, Turner Gill

have the guy who's already graduated from his MAC rebuilding job and proven himself at the next level as well? ... helped himself to while cleaning out the friend's dead girlfriend's apartment. And now Hornsby [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:55:56

My Mother has taught Me

Here’s a funny lines I saw while surfing the net! My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!” My mother taught me RELIGION“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.” My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 14:50:00

Gregoire Unveils "Washington Jobs Now" Program

"Commerce Compressed" by Looney1. In her inaugural speech ... clean-up around King and Pierce counties. One of the transportation projects she's hoping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:00:00

Preparing Your Unit for Turnover

For better or worse, preparing units for turnover is part of every property manager’s job. There’s good news, though ... of time to cover the basics: a professional-grade clean, carpet shampoo, painting, and any other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:08:00

My Mother……

25 REASONS I OWE MY MOTHER 1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.” 2. My mother taught me RELIGION. “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.” 3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL . ” If you don’t straighten up, I’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:39:32

Harlen's Saturday night/Sunday morning

When asked how his weekend was..."Weekend was okay. Two o'clock Saturday morning found me, by the light of the nearly full moon, on the roof cleaning my chimney because it had clogged and was filling the house with smoke. (Honest.) The job was on my to-do list because I knew the creosote was building up, but I didn't realize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:31:00

Home-Made All-Purpose Cleaner

Commercially made all-purpose cleaners do a good job wiping away dirt and germs from your counters and appliances, but they leave behind chemical cleaning agents like alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), which ... and then used in multiple cleaning recipes.So my Thrifty Green Thurday tip of the week is to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:53:00

Pregnancy Complications

Pregnancy Complications We are a residential cleaning company in Missouri employeeing 30 people. We have a pregnant employee who left the job early on Monday to see the doctor due to cramping [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:57:38

Bringing Broadband to the Urban Poor

Anthony Celestine was a latecomer to the Internet Age. The 40-year-old Harlem resident has owned a small Jani-King commercial cleaning franchise since ... e-mails with fellow franchisees on how to do certain kinds of jobs better. “I talk to my franchise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:43:20

Bringing Broadband to the Urban Poor

Anthony Celestine was a latecomer to the Internet Age. The 40-year-old Harlem resident has owned a small Jani-King commercial cleaning franchise since ... e-mails with fellow franchisees on how to do certain kinds of jobs better. "I talk to my franchise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:16:57

Job Opening: Patient Liaison - HealthCare Partners - Torrance, CA

Job Opening: Patient Liaison... by South Bay Jobs Yesterday 11:33 PM ... Services South Bay Services: Handyman, Plumbers, House Cleaning, Electricians, Moving, Labor, Construction, Legal, Professional, etc. Are there any Small Business... by powerglide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:33:22

Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning Solutions

Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning can be complicated, with so many solutions and methods to choose from. No matter what the job is, whether commercial or residential, Main Line Carpet Cleaners is ready ... . When hiring Main Line Carpet Cleaners you can be assured that our well-trained certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:55:46

Friday Humor - Mom taught us....

Subject: FW: What Mom taught us... Now you Know... 1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. 'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.' 2. My mother taught me RELIGION. 'You better pray that will come out of the carpet [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 09:02:30

A Life.

I didn't know this woman, and now it's too late. Whoever wrote her funeral notice did a masterful job to make me feel the regret. ... at the U of M. She started there by cleaning rat cages and feeding monkeys, and from there worked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:05:56

New garage shelves

One day I noticed a car pull up outside our house and stop ... annoying things as well as the people who want to sell me cleaning products, meat, security systems ... his general contractor license and was looking for work. It was a tiny job, but we felt like we needed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:40:00

10 things your maid wants you to know

You certainly don’t need to clean your house before I come, but the less clutter knick-knacks and personal items on your shelves and countertops, ... (along with the dishes from the party you had last week) it’s going to take more time, and your cleaning ... my best. I’m in the service business and I really want to make you happy. That’s my job [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 00:57:46

Episode Four - Reality Bites

You can tell I was not best pleased about the idea of growing up, settling down and getting a job ... were from Hobbes.  The shoes fell apart after two days.  I shrank the dress because I read the dry clean only label with my eyes clothes.  The jacket was from a charity shop and was a cut down Harrods [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:11:56

This Week’s Weird and Unusual Jobs

I’m waffling about whether to call this weekly post “Crazy Jobs” or “Weird and Unusual.” After all, they have different meanings ... : 1. Delaware: Get PAID to work out! $$ Natural house cleaning! We are seeking PT (approx. 12-25 ... . The maid ad is weird, and the repo man is unusual. How should I term this ongoing list [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 16:04:51

Careersthatdontsuck.com’s 2009 Career Prediction #4

BIG GREEN THING No self-respecting futurist would create a list of 2009 career predictions without including something about “green” ... appliances/equipment–expect “green-collar” jobs to go mainstream, to be more widely available ... or perform green services–green janitorial/maid services, green diapers, green dry-cleaning, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:38:30

trashout

trashout n. The disposal of the entire contents of an abandoned house. Also: trash-out; trash out ... . His job is to landfill everything, from the leather couches to the "What Color Is It?" baby book ... " — for clearing out and cleaning up foreclosed homes. —Brian Feagans, "Debris hints at foreclosures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 16:07:32

Two On Work

Two On Work posted by Dan Fewn - "Ten Times the Fun" My first job was at a gas station. Full serve Sunoco ... , a chocolate bar, would you like a carwash with that? And cleaning things that were already clean [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 06:11:35

Work At Home Industry

There’s hardly anything more comfortable and satisfying than work-at-home jobs. Wondering what makes “work from home” franchising concepts rock? ... , but also get to cut down your car-parking and dry cleaning bills. So, are you all set to become ... franchise opportunity company. We maintain four websites—brandEXPANSION.com, FirstPrizeFranchise.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 00:45:37

Work At Home Industry

There’s hardly anything more comfortable and satisfying than work-at-home jobs. Wondering what makes “work from home” franchising concepts rock? ... , but also get to cut down your car-parking and dry cleaning bills. So, are you all set to become ... franchise opportunity company. We maintain four websites—brandEXPANSION.com, FirstPrizeFranchise.com [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 00:21:11

Ecolab cuts 1,000 jobs, stock shoots up

Ecolab Inc.'s stock rose more than 5 percent Thursday morning, one day after it announced major job and cost cutting actions.St. Paul-based Ecolab ( ... are in "non-customer facing areas." Employees were told of the layoffs Wednesday.The cleaning products manufacturer also said it’s speeding up a cost-cutting plan to reduce the number of products it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:30:00

Bob Dylan's day job

Bob Dylan's day job For the past two years, Bob Dylan has been holding court on XM Satellite Radio on his "Theme Time Radio" show ... , spring cleaning -- and plays recordings of a dozen songs whose lyrics relate to it in some way ... of the show, Dylan introduced a gospel number by the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi by gently [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 12:27:34

Cleaning the house

Cleaning the house Although duct cleaning equipment can remove a majority of dust, ... professional cleaners simply because their experience will enable them to do a much better job than [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 19:23:53

Understanding Ergonomics and How it Affects Your Cleaning Business

Ergonomics has been a “buzzword” throughout many office buildings these days, ... were fifth most likely to be injured on the job. In the janitorial industry, many of the injuries ... forcing the worker to fit the equipment. The objective of using ergonomic products is to reduce stress [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 03:57:47

This Week’s Weird Jobs

Have you noticed that there are an awful lot of get-rich-quick schemes and odd jobs populating most work classifieds lately? ... scum in your shower, always survive. Check out this week’s gems: 1. Maine: Ex-Car Guy……… After ... repairs, do minor cleaning of common areas and generally attend to tenant needs on site. Usually [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:38:28

Script Review – Hitch’s “Short Night”

Let’s go back in time. Imagine with me that you’ve been given the chance to work with Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s great master of suspense. The job? ... for cinema’s beloved auteur that can stand next to his classics like Rear Window, Vertigo ... thought I’d first do a little New Year’s house cleaning and finish up my series on the Unproduced Scripts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:52:41

This Week’s Weird and Unusual Jobs

Pickings for this post certainly are slimmer these days--meaning it would be smart to know how to set yourself apart–but the weird: ... companies. SUPER EASY RECESSION PROOF SALES!!! Even lions, tigers and bears will buy in this economic ... this time. We had trouble cleaning up after you guys last time you came. 1. Arizona: PROTECTION [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:19:32

Thorneswork

Hmmm...MMmmmmm... Thorne's been a busy gal lately. Life is full. Too full. It's a full time job just to survive here in america these days. ( ... and some fun broken tile mosaic. Here's my favorite glass piece. Her body is pewter, and the wings ... balls for your garden or yard, but I haven't gotten the grout cleaned and sealed yet so I can take pics [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 21:04:25

How to Clean Frugally

A clean house is a happy house, or so my Mom always said.  SInce I just moved into my first home, I do want to keep it clean and looking its best ... for instance.  Many people think they need the latest vacuum with all the fancy gadgets.  Generally, that’s not so.  A simple vacuum will be more than adequate for the job that needs to be done [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:13:52

Step Two - Get My Life the Heck Organized Some More!

Yeah, that's right, get yourself more organized! Hopefully you have been doing a good job managing the clutter in your home this week ... room. You can see my schedule on the left sidebar of this page. It goes like this:Weekly Cleaning ... - we are building up to being able to complete this every week.So, for example, here is my sample weekly cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:56:00

HELP ME DECIDE? HOW DO YOU SELECT BETWEEN TWO JOBS? AAA OR AIR TRAN CUSTOMER SERVICE?

I have receeive an Pursuit suggest from AAA( automobile use) as well as we have an talk entrance up for Air Tran Airlines ... the planes in( cold), cleaning as well as stocking the craft for take off, boarding the passengers ... , it is sitting in the apartment, receiving calls from people, who need transport use, highway use as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:31:58

NEW FICTION: WILLPOWER by Jason Stoddard

I’m willing to bet a pretty big percentage of people reading this have harboured the fantasy of being an astronaut, ... . His last willfare job had ended last Friday, which meant tomorrow morning was contract breach. The foodcard ... >> No way. Not for a half-day credit. Job2309170342554 Street cleaning, crew of 16 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:00:03

Pioli: Hail to the Chiefs; Former Pats Personnel Director Takes Chiefs GM Job

Scott Pioli has been named Kansas City Chiefs new Head of Football Operations. Pioli 43, had been with the Patriots for nine years ... . People inside the Patriots complex were reported as saying that Pioli was cleaning out his office ... forward to his leadership in building a championship organization.” Pioli’s old boss Robert Kraft [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:55:28

Border Protection Official Arrested For Hiring Illegal Aliens

OK She IS From Massachusetts but Lorraine Henderson's Job as a top US Border Protection Official includes helping keep illegal immigrants out of the ... was arrested Friday on suspicion of encouraging one of her cleaning ladies -- said to be an illegal immigrant ... had been advised in a memo not to employ illegal immigrants as domestic help, the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 18:08:35

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