A new blog was brought to my attention, Outsourced & Homeless. The owner is chronicling his experiences looking for a job, while literally being homeless and oh yes, while possessing a whole lot of technical skills.

This is literally a person driving around in a beater car, sleeping in his car, in parks and so on, and using a blog to document his experiences.

Not having blogged before I actually look forward to the prospect of sharing ideas and experiences with others who may have suffered a similar fate – not just in the world of IT and outsourcing, but in a larger, more profound way. People who have suffered, lost, fought, triumphed, and perhaps fallen again. People who find themselves constantly contemplating mortality, love, the past, present, future, the fate our country, and countless other things.

I will often include photos or video in the posts if I feel they may enhance it in some way. As long as my laptop and car don’t let me down, I still have the wherewithal and means to keep fighting. I am always in the debt of those who leave their wireless routers in their default state (linksys + no encryption). Hotspots like coffee shops and bookstores also prove useful to me but at the same time, I believe that keen observers can tell that I am homeless no matter how hard I try to conceal it. This is a constant source of stress and embarrassment.

I sincerely believe that this blog will ultimately have a happy ending. Frankly, the longer I continue this, the worse it will be for me.

Just the other day I saw a guy, complete with all sorts of computer diagnostic gear beside him, standing on the street corner with cardboard sign saying I fix computers, homeless, need work. This is no joke and believe it or not, there are many other Americans with a host of advanced skills who literally cannot get even a basic job to get a roof over their heads.

We support your efforts outsourced and homeless. Keep it up because if you do not tell your story, once again we'll just hear how somehow there is a tech worker shortage...all the while we have hard working Americans, through no fault of their own, not able to find work who absolutely are more than employable.