Sparkplug

What do fuzzy bunny slippers, obscene tee shirts and bong making websites all have to do with finding a job?

Check out my latest posting at Hub Pages, Idiots Need Not Apply. 

I give my take on the best way to survive a job interview over at Hub Pages.  Go ahead, check it out. 

I dare you.

A while back I wrote about my struggle in creating the perfect cover letter.  I have continued that quest in a guest posting entitled “Six Simple Rules for Writing a Successful Cover Letter” over at Hub Pages. 

In my dream I am being chased by Patch Adams.  Not the real life doctor you understand, but Robin Williams decked out in clown shoes and a red bulb nose.  He is honking a horn and trying to get me to laugh. (more…)

This morning my mind is going in six different directions and getting nowhere.

I have a whole bunch of things to do this week but I just can’t seem to get started.  I look at the list - postings to write, office to organize, expenses to log, software to learn, workshop to outline, marketing to finalize - and I am overwhelmed.  (more…)

I’m not sure what the line is between being a creature of habit and just being plain anal.

We all have our rituals - I drink exactly two cups of coffee with double cream every morning before nine.  I read my newspapers in a specific order from front to back.  I never put salt or pepper on my food without tasting it first.  And I spend 43 seconds every day pondering why so many people continue to agree with Rush Limbaugh.  (more…)

Health care has become a hot issue in the upcoming Presidential election with both leading Democratic candidates including it as a major (perhaps THE major) platform plank.  It became a central focus at the Texas debate a few weeks ago, when each of the candidates attempted to differentiate themselves on the issue.  (more…)