Today’s economic climate is definitely recovering and on the upswing compared to where it was a few years ago.
Are there curently layoffs at big companies? Sure.
But are all those newly unemployed people panicked today about their prospects of finding a new position at a new organization? Also yes, but not as much as there was a few years ago.
Unlock the Hidden Job Market:
6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough
Related posts:
Getting a divorce is almost never fun.
It’s even worse when major finances or children are involved. Or a beloved family pet.
But you wouldn’t believe the dirty tricks that divorcing couples stoop to in order to hurt their former love.
Related posts:
There’s a reason that magicians and casinos both can fool you and take your money.
It’s all about the math. The probability. The statistics.
It’s about identifying the key common trait that everybody has, but is afraid to admit. If a magician asks you to pick a card, which card do you always pick? Do you think of one card, and then immediately switch to some other card (saying to yourself, “aha! they wanted me to pick that first card that came to my head, but I’ll show them”)…. only to find yourself at the end looking directly at the magician presenting you with The Card You Picked!?!?:!
It’s not always luck.
The Grapes of Math:
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
A common theme in today’s pop culture is how concerned kids are with when is the “right time” to lose their virginity.
Entire movies have been made on the subject – Tom Cruise’s Losin’ It is probably not on the higher end of his personal accomplishments, we’re fairly certain. But what once was a Very Special Episode of Blossom or Family Ties, or one of those mandatory Afterschool Specials that we all rushed home to watch together – it’s now become almost a punchline in any major sitcom or movie being made today.
The Purity Myth:
How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
Related posts:
The library card catalog is an ancient system.
Remember back when you had to flip through drawer after drawer of cards, sorted by category, author, or title to figure out where on the shelf stacks the book you wanted might be, and then you had to run off to the stacks to find it?
Oh, the good old days of alphabetizing without a computer.
Do You Know Dewey?: Exploring the Dewey Decimal System
Related posts:
Are you happy about where you live?
Some people are perfectly content never leaving their little piece of the world, while others are happy merely because they aren’t tied down anywhere, For some, happiness is more than a state… it’s a state of mind.
Related posts:
How tall are you? How tall is your partner?
When looking at who you find attractive, how important to you was your mate’s height in terms of what you find attractive?
Elevator Shoe Lifts – add 2 inches to your height
Related posts:
Remember Saturday Night Live’s Jon Lovitz and his pathological liar character, Tommy Flanagan? The one who married Morgan Fairchild… whom he’s seen naked?
Well, Tommy Flanagan has nothing on THESE world-class liars in history.
Related posts:
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay:
