Today is probably not the best day to find out you owe $2,500 in back taxes, receive a letter notifying you of your late rent payment, or even going out to spend money on a beer if you find yourself a new ex-Alltel/Verizon acquired employee. Though crying in your beer may be the only thing that makes you feel better. I must stress however that crying in good beer is a travesty — meaning a lesser beer is a more desirable tear collector. What constitutes a good beer?...

You know that the economy is really in the dump when Microsoft, the silicon giant has to lay off employees.  Not just a couple hundred but 5,000!  A pretty big chunk of people will now be standing in line at the unemployment office very soon.  It really is sad how many people are losing their jobs while CEO’s continue to rake in millions upon millions.  (That covers a whole laundry list of companies and organizations.)  Click through to read Steve’s memo to...