Jon Kaufman

Technology Gone Awry . . . Hal, Meet Sam

by Jon Kaufman Ever been scolded by a person who does not exist?  Thanks to the wonders of technology, such an encounter is not only possible, it’s probable. Approaching...

My Dogs Don’t Do Time Zones

by Jon Kaufman The state of Arizona does not believe in daylight savings time and...

My, My . . . How They Grow Up and We Don’t

by Jon Kaufman Can a young man who once attempted to clean his room with...

I Have Questions . . . I Hope You Have Answers

by Jon Kaufman I have questions. These are not topical queries such as, “If the United...

Rumbling, Bumbling, Stumbling . . . New Job!

by Jon Kaufman Friends, when last we spoke I was mired in state of unemployment,...

Still Searching . . . But Keeping My Sense of Humor

by Jon Kaufman It is day sixty-four of unemployment and friends; I am still desperate and jobless.  Like many Americans, I am experiencing the...

When Things Turn South, Turn to Family

by Jon Kaufman Unemployment brings out different things in different people.  I was always told that one’s true character emerges only when disaster awaits, a...

The Red Shirt of Courage

by Jon Kaufman All over this great land of ours college baseball teams of all levels are battling their opponents for the supremacy of...

Job Hunting / Body Re-Building Not for The Faint of Heart

by Jon Kaufman Available immediately; one highly motivated, salesperson/writer, familiar with the Roanoke market and recently released into the wild.  Hardworking and brimming with...

Beware The Puppet Mistress

by Jon Kaufman Have you ever felt like your life was someone else's science project? I feel that way quite often.  The sense that...

Hope Springs Eternal – Even for Us Black Sheep

by Jon Kaufman Every family, despite of station, seems to have an underachiever in their midst, that one person who fails to rise to...