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I'd suggest trying to narrow what jobs are ideal. Look at some large and midsize company job openings, see what's a good fit to your background and interests. I'm guessing corporate strategy is a strong contender. Once you know what you want, or at least have a few in mind, I would try to blend your current duties into those fields as much as possible. And I would suggest applying for jobs before your leases are up. If you can get your foot in the door, then jump at it and look into hiring someone to quicken your transition. Too much can change in 18 months - hell, it may take that long just to get any kind of reasonable offer.

Inventory is very tight. Only 13 SFH between $150-300 in Lakewood, for example.

There is without question a ton of hypocrisy with those who oppose "gentrification", however they define it, especially with racial dynamics. White people moving into low-income black or Hispanic neighborhoods are routinely vilified for pushing out local residents, which is such nonsense and limited to really a handful of cities in the US, and within them a handful of neighborhoods. Yet, at least in Chicago, you have protesters adamant about the Obama library NOT being built in Jackson Park, else the white gentrifiers will arrive and push out the poor black and Hispanic from those impoverished, high-crime adjacent neighborhoods. A completely fantasy, as South Shore and Woodlawn are years, maybe decades, away from being safe, functional neighborhoods, regardless of a museum nearby. And yet the people who protest the most about investors and white residents moving in are the FIRST to also vilify the more functional neighborhoods for not being diverse enough, which in itself is a false claim as there is much more to diversity than just black/brown or white. The lesson of the day: Diversity in poor areas = gentrification, pushing out the poor, and thus racism. And we can't have that, so let's block developments and damage new properties from new developers and residents alike. Let's protest new parks, stores, and museums, and other improvements because ALL improvements must be gentrification. Yet a (falsely perceived) lack of diversity in more viable, peaceful, and gentrified areas = racism. How dare they not take in their share of section 8 housing, of affordable housing, of projects, etc, etc. So basically gentrification is racism. Of course a lack of gentrification is also racism. And finally diversity in poor, non-gentrified areas is also racism. The only thing that isn't racism is thus diversity - and by diversity we're limited to just racial diversity - in functional, already gentrified neighborhoods. Shit gets confusing. I swear you just can't win with some people.

Off my memory, don't go too West on Canal, especially at night. Mid-City has some real issues. Lower 9th ward is best to be avoided. Stick to the French Quarter and Garden District/Magazine street. Check out city park during the day, especially the sculpture garden. Take a street car to Tulane/Loyola. Frenchmen street (northern part of French Quarter) has a lot of gutter punks and long long long lines to the jazz and music clubs. Might be worth a visit but those lines + heat + sewage smells = pass in general.

I wanted to but they're each about 400 calories... damn!

I spent 20 minutes deciding between a jalapeno cheddar bagel and an asiago bagel. I chose the former but am now second guessing the decision.

I'd offer free or heavily discounted tickets to existing season ticket holders, and the entire tone would be exceptionally humble and apologetic.

"Dear Season Ticket Member, It's a great time to be a part of the Cleveland Browns organization. We are extremely excited about the future of our team, especially with what we are relentlessly striving to create for you, our fans, on the field..." And here I thought Trump saying he'd rush into the line of fire was the most delusional thing I've heard all YEAR. Congrats Dorsey's ghostwriter, you've outdone yourself.

I swear there is something wrong with my brain. I've been reading these articles for years, seen the graphics, and have a vague comprehension of its location -- and still can't figure or conceptualize the project's purpose and what possible value it can produce. It's like a weird mental block.

Whether the animals are a protected species or not, hunters who hunt purely for sport deserve comeuppance and are no better than the assholes involved in dog fighting rings. Same excuses - oh it's cultural, oh it's how I was raised, oh animals don't count or feel pain or have souls - same ugly behavior. This urge to wear cameflouge and shoot, maim and kill something - lord help us.

"I can't help (politely)" If they pursue, "I said I can't help you (angrily)." Does the trick 3/4 of the time even if they walk away swearing, calling you racist, the usual. Avoid eye contact at all times. Never shake their hand. Don't interact on any level. Don't say "sorry." Don't show them your phone. Don't be shy to announce you'll call the police - and then actually do it in front of them. Walk away only if the situation is rapidly disintegrating. If you live in a city, you know the drill.

I've got to say, Miami's public transportation is vastly better than I was led to believe. The trains take you to the interesting neighborhoods to the south (I doubt it was 15 minutes to Coral Gables), the buses have been fine and with real time monitoring access, the monorail was kind of fun... and the express bus to Miami beach flew!!! Much of downtown is gritty, which was a little surprising too.

Holy crap, already???? Pitchers and catchers' first workout: Feb. 15 First full-squad workout: Feb. 19

In what universe could you possibly equate this to slave labor? Let me know when these girls are being mutilated or flogged for not hitting quota.

It's an absolutely brutal job; a friend of mine is on his 6th month, and it's just very lonely, tiring, unhealthy, and poorly paid when you add all expenses. And that's with good weather.

I'm surprised Lyft, Uber and other rideshare companies are utilized so much that they can have any kind of financial impact to RTA with this tax. And for all the abstract additional expenses they incur, such as pollution and road use, they also provide major societal savings i.e. drunk driving, and consequences, reductions along with additional options for people to commute long distances downtown and spend their money at shows and restaurants. Seems nickel and diming to me. The city and RTA would be better served collaborating with these companies rather than squeezing them.

Lol you ain't kidding

Jackson is certainly a more honorable person and mayor than Daley; that said, the city is still dramatically better off with his seizing the air field than before. And the airfield in Richmond Heights could feasibly absorb additional traffic and expand if that wasted Burke were ever properly developed. It's only ten miles away from downtown; Midway is 8.

Daley had real balls when he bulldozed those X's because of "9-11," and the city is far better for it. Northerly Island is a gem desire some setbacks with erosion. But I just can't see Jackson doing the same. Different kind of mayor.

The Murder on the Orient Express remake was better than expected.

Leadership.

Not too shabby: DOW: 26,616.71 (+7.68% YTD) NASDAQ: 7,505.77 (+8.73% YTD) S&P: 2,872.87 (+7.45% YTD) NYSE: 13,637.01 (+6.46% YTD)

Hey, maybe Cleveland can finally have a professional football team.

At least they didn't mention Levine.

That letter equally applies to dozens and dozens of cities that had submitted RFP bids. With only minor, and I mean very minor, alterations, you could easily substitute Cleveland, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Gary, Youngstown, St Louis, Memphis, Tucson, Kansas City, and on and on and on. It does seem a little too... consoling, handholding, pointless. Still surprised about Charlotte, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City, but they all have strong economics with educated population growth and reasonable costs of living.