Tag Archives: Job Applications

How Much Ink in a Ballpoint Pen?

Posted on April 19, 2020 by The Twentieth Man

How many miles of ink are in a Ballpoint Pen? Upon separation from the U.S. Army in November of 1971 I would estimate that I filled out about 2000 Job Applications to no avail under the onus of Affirmative Action. … Continue reading →

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The Chosen

Posted on November 30, 2017 by The Twentieth Man

After being separated from the U.S. Army on November 2, 1971 I began my long and futile search for viable employment. It was but a few months afterward that I’d heard American Motors was doing some hiring. I went down … Continue reading →

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Things Remembered: The Edmund Fitzgerald

Posted on November 12, 2016 by The Twentieth Man

Despite the sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald and the haunting melody about it and also despite a four-year waiting list I was so desperate for work at one point I even applied for a Merchant Marine Seaman’s Card, Viz.:

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