From fork-admin@xent.com Sat Sep 21 10:43:22 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.example.com Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 761B016F03 for ; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:43:22 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:43:22 +0100 (IST) Received: from xent.com ([64.161.22.236]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g8L6KmC11592 for ; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:20:48 +0100 Received: from lair.xent.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8A0829418D; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 23:17:06 -0700 (PDT) Delivered-To: fork@example.com Received: from isolnetsux.techmonkeys.net (isolnetsux.techmonkeys.net [64.243.46.20]) by xent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 0550D29409C for ; Fri, 20 Sep 2002 23:16:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 9790 invoked by uid 501); 21 Sep 2002 06:19:53 -0000 Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 21 Sep 2002 06:19:53 -0000 From: CDale To: fork@example.com Subject: AmeriCorpsVISTA Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: fork-admin@xent.com Errors-To: fork-admin@xent.com X-Beenthere: fork@example.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Friends of Rohit Khare List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 01:19:53 -0500 (CDT) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,KNOWN_MAILING_LIST,SIGNATURE_SHORT_DENSE, USER_AGENT_PINE version=2.50-cvs X-Spam-Level: The pay's not good (9,300 a year), but there is insurance, a 4,700 (I think) off a student loan, or for future education, and non-compete status for any govt. job after a year's service. I moved to New Orleans yesterday, and I should be flying to DC in about a month to start the AmeriCorps training. I'll be setting up a community technology center which will be used to teach computer literacy skills to low income folks (just, like, learning MS shit (yeah yeah, wtf am i doing? I know.)) so that they can possibly find better jobs. I'm sure I'll be doing all sorts of other things too, like helping folks with their taxes, writing grants, etc. The website is www.americorps.org. There are -all- sorts of jobs all over the country, so if someone out there can survive on the small salary, it's something s/he might want to take a look at. Since Xi is in college and getting grants + scholarship + child support from dad, my load has gone down terrifically. The IRS is after me for money I didn't make on the stock market, so it's a way to at least get into a situation where they will have to understand that yes, they will have to wait. But bottom line benefit and motivation is the feelgood that ya get when you do this type of job. I'm up for some of that. Cindy -- "I don't take no stocks in mathematics, anyway" --Huckleberry Finn