For a lot of people struggling in this economy, there are gaps. Gaps between the monthly paycheck and the monthly rent. Gaps created by too few hours and too low salaries. Gaps between the lives we want and the lives we have. Ways to make some money instead of none.

A Situation Only a Journalist Could Dream Of Part 1. I have my first graduate class this week, but before I start talking about grad school, I would like to talk about what I did after finishing my undergraduate classes. Not the relentless job hunt, or the angst, but what I did right after graduating; the not-necessarily-productive part. The this is just for me part. A glacier seemingly named by .

In my senior year of high school, Kyle, his then-girlfriend Laura, Z. And I all went to see Tristan and Isolde. We were chilly, anxious it was a Friday night and hungry. We were seated in a booth across from the bar, and we were so caught up in our conversation that we barely noticed the white square napkin nestled precariously between our glasse.

For a lot of people struggling in this economy, there are gaps. Gaps between the monthly paycheck and the monthly rent. Gaps created by too few hours and too low salaries. Gaps between the lives we want and the lives we have. Ways to make some money instead of none.