I know Spanish. I was a Spanish translator. I lost my job recently. I want to be an author. I have been writing in my free time. I know a little about the Kindle Store. I have kids. I listen to the Rolling Stones. I like having background noise when I work. Music can make me sad.
I listen to The Rolling Stones. I work for IBM. I only speak English. I retire in 10 years. I am moving to Hawaii when I retire. I like working in silence.I am one of the older people at my job. I know how to publish a book through Amazon.
I saw an IBM advertisement on TV yesterday.  I'll bet you thought of me right away. Am I the only person you know who works at IBM? I did think of you right away! It was an advertisement about long term careers at IBM. It looks like they are trying to do some PR to make it look more desirable to work there. It really felt like you could have been in the advertisement since it featured people who were close to retirement.  Ah, I know that look well. Was it their dead eyes that tipped you off to their impending retirement? None of them had dead eyes! I suppose they were hired actors and don't actually reflect that mental or physical state of an IBM employee. Is it really stressful to work there? They don't really have high expectations of me, so no, it's not that stressful to be honest. Speaking of stressful situations, how'd the job search going? It hasn't been going well. It feels like the job market is so thin these days. Maybe I should come work for you at IBM! I know you like working in silence so I can adjust to not having background noise when I work. What do you say? I wish I had the pull to get you hired. I'd do it in a second. Have you sent out any resumes this week? I sent out resumes until my printer ran out of ink! I continue to send out digital resumes as well and plan to get some more ink for the printer in the morning. Can't stay unemployed too long in this market. Being bilingual must be a huge advantage. Maybe you can get a job working for the government at the border. I hadn't considered that but I will look in to it. Even though I haven't been working, I have been spending a bunch of time working on my book now that I have a bunch more free time! Ooh, Will you promise to send me a chapter to read before you publish it? 