Week In Review - June 9, 2012

Last month’s sluggish employment numbers were released by the Department of Labor, and the Obama campaign faced the difficult task of convincing Americans the economy is getting better.

In an effort to support White House efforts to allay fears about our dire employment situation, I offer this employment news.

• Fast food chicken restaurant Boston Market pumped up the workforce, hiring this guy to wear a chicken suit and wave an American flag (which someone stole). 
• Click and Clack of NPR’s Car Talk, announced they are retiring - but hey, retirees don't count as "unemployed" (besides, if you have a twisted sense of humor and know a shitload about cars - this may be the perfect job opportunity). 

Plenty of other interesting job openings surfaced across the nation. If you need work or want a change of pace, consider this.

• You can pick up debris that’s washing ashore from last year’s Japanese tsunami – like this 165-ton dock found in Oregon.
• You can produce electronic remixes of Mister Rogers’ songs, like someone did with this auto-tuned children’s classic. 
• You can be an actor who scares the bejesus out of people by pranking them, like Pine-Sol did in these “product testing” clips.

One selfish guy with several jobs is Neil Patrick Harris. NPH stars in a hit TV show and he’s hosting the Tony Awards. As if that’s not enough, last week he made an appearance on The Colbert Report, where he outed Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood and explained why Broadway theater should be an Olympic sport.

Readers did their jobs this week, casting their votes and selecting director and comedian Mel Brooks as next week’s featured Daily Zen contributor. Brooks edged out philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Not sure what these results say about readers of The Way Things Turn, but better luck next time to those no-talent dolts who came in tied for last place – Anne Frank and the Dalai Lama.

I appreciate all the reader participation and suggestions for future Daily Zen contributors. 

As always, thanks for reading.