Many people are finding themselves in the unfortunate position of being either unemployed or underemployed right now. Layoffs and cutbacks in employee hours are leaving everyone in a scary place when it comes to their current jobs. This is a position that can cause people to act out of fear rather than from their rational [...]

I’m a software engineer at a startup company.  This basically means that I sit in front of a computer typing all day.  Since it’s a startup, all of the employees are expected to put in extra time everyday in order to make the company a success.  Most days I’m at work at 6:30 in the [...]

Insurance is a type of thing that most people know they need but do not always get.  It often comes down to a matter of cost of the premium.  A premium is the amount that is paid every month or year for an insurance policy.  It depends on your agreement with the insurance writer as [...]

Through junior high school, I didn’t really take very good care of my teeth. I think it might be that my teeth are just more sensitive than most peoples or something. I don’t like brushing them at all in fact. And let’s not even discuss flossing. I bleed all over the place when I floss. [...]

I’m a drama teacher, and it is kind of mind-boggling the number of things I must juggle in my job.  Aside from basic child protection, curriculum, discipline, class management, etc., I also have to jump through the periodic hoop that administration throws, as well as keep up on the latest educational theories. 
These are necessary annoyances, [...]