In the last 12 months I thought I had done it all. After all I have done a lot of amazing things, from interviewing the Vice President, to going to the Inauguration, I even left my life long home in Portland, Maine, to live 3-thousand miles away in San Francisco. I've seen Niagara Falls, the Rock and Roll H.O.F., the Gateway to the West, the Oklahoma City Memorial, The Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam, Vegas, a good part of the California coastline, and much of the Bay Area. I've spent countless hours at the gym and have lost 35lbs! One thing I did not see in all my travels is what David Rowe did in London last week. He donned a sign offering his services for free for 1 month to any company that would consider hiring him. A simple search for "sandwich sign job seeker" will show you that Rowe's idea is not exactly original. Half a dozen or more stories pop up showcasing such talent as an MIT grad in New York, to a construction manager in Dubai, even a laid off airplane mechanic from Oregon. In most cases the sign wearer at least got an interview out of his adventure.

As for my job search I've ramped up my efforts online and have started to make connections in the real world by volunteering for things. Last week I helped out with the KQED public radio pledge drive for a couple of days. This week I'm hoping to volunteer for a Blue Grass Festival in Golden Gate Park and just today I offered my radio expertise to the news department of Stanford University's radio station. If I don't find at least part time work that I enjoy in 6 weeks it'll be sammy board time.