Grab a broom

Published 11:23 am Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Verizon has written off an $18,000 bill racked up over six weeks by a teenager who used his cell phone for Internet access.

The telecommunications giant instead reached an agreement with the boy’s father to have the kid sweep the executive parking lot at Verizon headquarters every day until May 2015.

Where he’s calling from: “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen has agreed to return for the sitcom’s seventh season.

In a nod to Sheen’s off-screen troubles with substance abuse and alleged domestic violence, show producers plan a very special two-part episode adapted from a Raymond Carver short story.

They do things differently: Thinking about looking for jobs overseas? Jobs columnist Eve Nicholas offers advice on how to get started.

Turns out that many hiring managers in foreign lands will not consider your resume, er, curriculum vitae, unless you disclose your age and religious affiliation and attach a photo of yourself.

That soft thud you just heard was America’s human resources managers collapsing on the fainting couch.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff