on April 28th, 2009

It’s quite common to be told to find a job you love, or follow your passion and the money will follow. Unfortunately, life doesn’t always seem to work out so conveniently for everyone.
So what is one to do when they can’t earn a living from their passion, or at least they haven’t figured out a [...]

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on April 22nd, 2009

Now, I’m no credit expert, and if you’re looking for the really good (and more accurate) advice, you should talk to someone who is. However, I’ve been noticing something rather alarming lately: there are a lot of adults out there who seem to have no idea how not paying bills on time, in full, effects [...]

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on April 20th, 2009

There’s something I’ve noticed about communities built around the paranormal. They seem to attract the die-hard skeptics who aren’t going to believe anything they read short of seeing an amazing, flashy display in person that demonstrates the paranormal is real. They also attract people ready to believe absolutely anything they read, because “anything’s possible” and [...]

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on April 18th, 2009

So there’s something you’d like to start doing more often, but you just can’t seem to find the motivation. Perhaps it just seems too daunting, or you don’t have the time for it. If you have a good deal of discipline, and want to make it a daily habit, you could try a 30 Day [...]

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on April 14th, 2009

I recently came across some online dating advice given to a woman who had just been dumped. You can read it at Why Would a Guy Keep in Touch After He Already Dumped Me? The gist of this advice? The guy most likely didn’t want to be tied down, but wanted a friends with benefits [...]

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on April 13th, 2009

Sometimes, people just aren’t happy with where they are in life. This is more common for some people than others. When you’re unhappy with a situation, what do you do? Many people just find themselves talking about it and not doing anything to fix it. I know I’ve caught myself falling into this trap fairly [...]

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on April 12th, 2009

Religiously speaking, I used to identify myself as a Christian. This was mostly a label, as I don’t really believe the only way to salvation is through Jesus. I tended to identify as Christian more because I believe in a concept of God similar to that of the loving God many Christians follow. Jesus, I [...]

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on April 11th, 2009

I was musing to myself at work a few days ago. I realized that much of the time I’m working, the job I do requires absolutely no thinking. When it gets busy, I need to think how to prioritize tasks, but that’s it. Aside from that bit of thinking, the work I do most days [...]

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on April 7th, 2009

Lots of self-help people like to say that money isn’t everything, or money isn’t important. I can certainly see the point they’re making, and I’ll certainly agree that money isn’t everything. However, I will argue that money is important, and while it won’t guarantee anything, it will help a lot when it comes to happiness [...]

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on April 7th, 2009

Growing up, I was the smart kid. When I say that, I don’t mean to say I was smarter than everyone else. Rather, I was the one who had the reputation for being smart. I was the recluse, had few friends (though they were very good friends), and got good grades. In short, I fit [...]

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on April 7th, 2009

It’s time for believers to speak up. So I’m stepping forward now. I believe in God. I also think it’s everyone else’s right to choose what they believe. Whether they believe in a single god, many gods, or no gods at all. Or if they don’t know what to believe and decide it’s best not [...]

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While I’m a supporter of gay rights, I can’t say I’ve been particularly involved in the community. That is to say, while I’ve always defended their rights in conversation with others, I’ve never been involved in any organized effort. But, I feel the need to share a few views here that I hope might help, [...]

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on April 7th, 2009

Perhaps I shouldn’t be writing this as I’m still looking for a job. I feel a need to do so though. I will add one caveat: I know this doesn’t apply to absolutely every job-seeker or employer, but it covers a large number of them, and enough so I don’t feel it’s probably any job-seeker [...]

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