OUT OF FOCUS

Made In China It Ain't

As my blog, Out of Focus, comes to a near close (you will be able to buy the anecdotal book on Amazon.com in a few months) and being consciously self-absorbed over the last fifteen months, I have decided to make an altruistic turn in my life regarding my duty as a proud American.

Hence, the birth of my new blog:

Made In China It Ain't
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Made In China It Ain't addresses two main concerns:

1. The growing number of manufacturing jobs, blue collar and now a growing number of white collar) that are being out-sourced or "off-shored" and the negative spiraling effect it has on our economy.

2. How we as US citizens can help each other by supporting US companies that still manufacture in the US 
and making an effort to purchase goods made in the USA (I know its difficult but every little bit helps).

Until the official launch of Made In China It Ain't, I am gathering a list of US companies that manufacture in the US. If you have any favorites, please email me at kalinyc@gmail.com or leave a comment.

How To Incorporate Your Love Of Tap Dancing Into Your Already Overbooked Chaotic Life

ADD Symptom: Lacking Time Management Skills. Huh?

The last two weeks I have been neglecting this blog in an attempt to export it as a book. Since I have a little over 200 posts, with maybe 150 being entertainment worthy, here is:

My ALGORITHM

1 POST TO EDIT IN 1 DAY = 200 POSTS TO EDIT= IN 200 DAYS=6 MONTHS+6 DAYS= HELL NO

I don't see this as a possibility and I will tell you why. People like myself have the inability to finish a long, focused task as this one and I blame it on three very important things lacking in my life:

1. A Beach House: Not on the water but across the street from the water. Too close would
make the breaking waves a distraction.

2. The One-Step Bean Grinding Espresso Maker with Self-Timer: I don't drink espresso but
I would start.
Brewing my own coffee is a distraction. It leads to polishing the stainless steel coffee pot which then leads to compulsive cleaning frenzy.

3. An Egotistical Frenchman: Someone with thick silver hair who smoke incessantly, wears
an ascot and occasionally strokes my ego between bouts of self-doubt.

Since I lack these three very magical elements and since my brain's been firing off in different directions, here are some of the latest ways I have been eating up my evening's allotted book editing minutes:

1. Taking tap dancing classes after having the priviledge of seeing a high school production of A Chorus
Line on Broadway.

2. Editing a still video montage of me and a Hillary Clinton doll.

3. Watching Season 2 DVD set of Lost ad adding anxiety to my already strong fear of flying.

4. Experiencing none of the holistic and beneficial effects of Ashtanga Yoga but rather a slipped disk and stiff neck.

5. Filing and refiling files with no filing system.

I see something shiny....

And Iran So Far Away

After auditioning for SNL and getting bumped, I rarely watch the show anymore.

This is sheer brilliance. I can't stop watching it.

Enjoy it!

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