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Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Do children need pets?: 1 of 49
"Daddy, I think Nicky is gone."I held the tiny parakeet in my childish palms, my thumb gently stroking his belly. I had been doing that for the last ten minutes or so, as a few gentle tears ran down my eleven year old cheek. My father leaped out of bed, and for the next hour, which happened to be from two to three in the morn... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews Questions job seekers should ask during a job interview: 1 of 24
Before you hop into that interview, consult your best friend...in this case, I mean the Internet.If you are applying for a job that is listed with Monster, Salary.com, etc, very often a job description is available. However, when you are contacted about an interview, ask if you can be emailed a JOB DESCRIPTION, as it might be... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Interviews How to dress for an interview: 1 of 22
HOW TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS: Dress like you want your boss's job.I was recently at two different job fairs in different cities. There was a great turnout of many different types of people all with the same objective, to obtain a job, but many going about it various ways. As this is an article about dressing to get a job, that wi... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Is it right for teenagers to get jobs: 2 of 38
A resounding YES! Why?SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITYHaving a job teaches responsibility beyond doing homework. Like team sport playing, it teaches that others depend on you too - your co-workers, your boss, even clients and customers in some cases. It can also give further socialization where the teen is working side by side with a ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Layoffs & Firings Fired: How to handle it on your resume: 1 of 14
Fired? What your resume will show is an end date reflecting when you stopped working.Your resume does not tell or show why you are no longer there. Very often, interviewers will ask if you are still there, even if your resume reflects a stop date. Usually they do this out of common courtesy to know if you are looking while st... More..
Personal Finance > Financial Planning Should you offer financial aid to your children now or let them wait to inherit?: 2 of 24
A petite, newly widowed woman walked into my office. She was distraught, having recently lost her husband at the age of 58. She and her husband had worked hard to amass everything they had, which was quite substantial. They had three children of varying degrees of financial independence. One had married a broker, whom the wid... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Your earliest memory: 26 of 310
Pitter patter pitter patter.Little feet on the hallway, padded gently with the sound of those plastic footed sleepers of the 60s.Scary hallway. Dark. Do I dare to go forward? If I can just make it to the corner. Around the corner lies the comfort of my daddy's arms.Daddy would sweep me up, call me his baby lion cub, and carry... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Training Puppy potty training 101: 4 of 43
There I was in my upper flat with my new seven week old basset hound. I'd had her for an hour or so, when the urge hit ME and I headed toward the bathroom. Now, this flat was old and the doors didn't even shut tightly, let alone lock against a tiny hound. As I sat there going about my own business, she came busting in, stood ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Perspective: 6 of 61
I was a student then, ready to struggle to make ends meet in America's melting pot. I had come from a small town, and by the time my parents drove up in our rental car (my dad's reasoning so as to not put all the miles on our personal car, my personal purpose was to fit more of my stuff in this rental trunk); from a distance,... More..
Pets & Animals > Dog Psychology Do dogs have the capacity to reason?: 1 of 10
Can a canine comprehend the mysteries of the universe? Probably not, then again neither can I.Can a dog use reason to solve a problem. Yes. Absolutely. Dictionaries define reason as the "mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences", or "sound judgment; good sense." Now there is a world of differ... More..