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• Tuesday, November 18, 2008 08:23 AM

  I Feel Some Resentment for Myself

  Hey! I like Michelle Obama and liked her immediately. When I consider that Cindy Lou Hensley McCain -- who had an affair with John when he was still married to Carol -- might have become First Lady, I shudder. Had I lived next door to Cindy in any of her homes, I would have looked carefully before opening my door to run errands just to avoid eye contact with her. Had I lived next door to Michelle, I would have hoped to be her friend, despite being almost a generation older than she is.

  So, although Ms. Kaplan tried to sound tongue-in-cheek, it was a silly article.

  And that brings me to my concern.

  I am an intelligent, educated and experienced white OLDER woman who can not find a job. I have a degree from Harvard to boot but that and four dollars will buy you a latte. I know of Harvard grads who made their living reading Tarot cards when they were between jobs.

  As a former journalist with a master's degree in English and a long recognized talent for writing, I would love to be employed as a writer.

  Hey! I would love to be employed in a job that pays for roof, insurance, utilities (it's 48 degrees in my house as I type this) and gas. At 61, I have a part-time job in a liquor store earning $8.50/hour. I take home less than $200 every week.

  Erin Audrey Kaplan has a job that I would love to have and she writes silliness about Michelle Obama's body.

  I once emailed Salon about working for them and was ignored.

  Shall I add a current colloquialism?

  Go figure.

  —SWozniak Read SWozniak's other letters
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