For the second time, I've interviewed for a position at the State of Minnesota where the hiring manager, instead of getting to know me, picked me apart down to the atom to find a reason NOT to hire me. I don't understand this.

My first interview since September is a wrap.

Now accepting thoughts and prayers for a good outcome.

This position is with the State of Minnesota, getting back to doing what enjoy for work: network engineering, telecom, system engineering, and team projects.

I am grateful that threats are taken this seriously. I had just dropped my daughter off at school, then had to turn around and pick her back up. I hope that the investigation can return a sense of safety. With so much violence in the news, my children are quite scared.

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Do something you don't want to do for yourself, ever day.

Started to get ready for my day and quickly remembered that I have no day to get ready for. The kids are at school, Lindsay is at work, and classes are over for the semester. What else have I got except myself? Time to get back to living.

I forgot to post a celebration for 1-year alcohol-free. It has been 370 days now.

I could no longer drink a single beer on my medication without triggering a collapse in my mental health. No matter what else is going on in my life, I've now lived 370 days without drinking through it.

I am trying very hard not to get discouraged. After 15 months of unemployment, my options continue to dwindle. Many potential employers are laying off staff instead of hiring. How do we continue moving forward, when hope is fading?

ICE has ramped up efforts with a recent surge of immigration agents to the Twin Cities as part of "Operation Metro Surge."

I am now accepting thoughts and prayers for the position I applied to at the State of Minnesota today.

I have 25 years of experience and meet all the qualifications. The end of 15 months of unemployment could be near. Hopes are up.

My favorite sunset. This is the view across the Euphrates from the ruins of the city of Babylon.

My therapist asks me to visualize the ocean, but this image is always there in my memory when I need a peaceful place.

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Trump’s attacks on Somali Minnesotans are attacks on our whole state.

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