Dustin brought homemade Irish Soda bread. It took two hours to cook, but was chewy and delish.

No reason to wait for Mar 17 to eat corned beef and boiled cabbage.

The Irish are known for a lot of things, like literature, Celtic music and the gift of story-telling. They’re not known particularly for their cuisine. On what other occasion than St. Pat’s Day would you feel comfortable serving a platter of boiled cabbage to guests? Last week, the staff of Working World decided to bring on the luck of the Irish a month early with our themed potluck. We were also celebrating Jill’s non-existent birthday (leap year baby born Feb 29) and my new home.

Next up in April  is a crazy, uncoordinated theme: We’re going to each bring a dish that starts with the first letter of our name. We’ll throw caution to the wind and forego planning.  If we end up with all desserts or all appetizers, so be it. Talk about culinary bungee jumping…

There are plenty of jobs

AFLAC, Atlantic Express, Automobile Club of Southern California, California Air National Guard, California Highway Patrol, Career Pro Resume, City of Los Angeles Community Development, Colonial Life, Comfort Keepers, DeVry Uniersity, Donor Services Group, Entrepreneur’s Source, Fed Ex Ground, ICDC, LA College International, Liberty Training Institute, Los Angeles Police Dept (LAPD), Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Macy’s Department Stores, Platt College, Prudential Financial Services, Quantum Coaching, Sears, Securitas, The Smart Rep, Southern California Gas, Staff Pro, St. Vincent Medical Center, SVH Enterprise, Time Warner Cable, Trilogy Financial, United States Secret Service, Universal Protection, Universal Technical Institute, University of Phoenix, West Coast Ultrasound

See our website for an updated list: http://www.workingworld.com/job-fair/

Move over the postage meter!

AT THE SUGGESTION of Assistant Editor Beth, we decided to launch a series of monthly office potlucks. The first was held Friday, May 7 with a theme of “picnic.” We trotted out the checkered table cloth and all brought picnic-related food. Someone ran to Ralphs for a 12-pack of Coronoas. It was a big success.

How to determine future potluck themes? Why not secretly write down ideas on slips of paper and pick them out of a hat — which is what we did for 10 minutes or so following lunch. Shhh….some of my secret picks were “Food that begins with the letter L” and “Dishes mentioned in rock songs.” Hey, life is short, eat creatively!