The Best Jobs in a Poor Economy…Is Yours One?

 

These are scary times. No doubt. When the economy is poor, some people hunker down. Others take action. If you’re an “action figure”, with or without super powers, and feel…

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Poll: How Much Do You Plan to Spend on Halloween Candy?

 

Every year Halloween candy seems to get more expensive and the amount in the bags, smaller. I bought my first bags today while at Wal-Mart and ended up with two…

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Campaign to Cut the Clutter: Ten Good Little Words

We continue our fall campaign to cut the clutter by honoring ten common words. Unfortunately, these words are so common that some writers try to avoid their company, favoring longer expressions that mean the same thing. Shorter isn’t always better–but often it is.

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Living the Map: 50 Careers in 50 States

 

When I talk about choosing a career I always encourage people to learn as much as they can about the occupations they are considering. This way there will be no…

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Quarantine Cast Hits the Red Carpet

 

The cast of the Screen Gems thriller Quarantine hit the red carpet for the film’s premiere at Knott’s Scary Farm, a suitably creepy locale for hosting the horror movie. …

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Talking Doll Allegedly Says ‘Islam Is the Light’

 

In case you were too busy monitoring the worldwide economic crisis this past week to keep up on the really important news, let me be the first to apprise you…

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How to Store Nuts

 

If you were to look in my basement right now, you’d probably think a squirrel had moved in for the winter. There are heaps of black walnuts drying on racks,…

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Graduate School for Career Change

 

Many applicants to graduate school seek to change careers rather than simply continue their undergraduate education. Do you need a bachelor’s degree in the field in order to apply to…

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Etsy Friday: Zombie Shirt

This is why I tried to teach you to screen print. There are so many artists out there who doodle away while on the phone without committing these works of art into worthy fashion pieces. ‘PopIdiot‘ over at Etsy has caught on, with t-shirts that scream creativity, not to mention brain juice.

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Equally Speaking

 

LGBT community to celebrate National Coming Out Day on Saturday, Sunday marks ten years since Matthew Shepard’s death, and more.

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