Brains Without Boxes!

Vocational type careers can be very sound during a down economy.  During a recession certain industries are affected more than others, typically the professional industries such as banking.
Vocational or service-oriented industries, on the other hand, can sometimes offer better job security.  Here are a couple of ideas if you want a fairly recession-proof career.

Nursing and [...]

About three and a half years ago now, one of my cats, Cleo, became sick with fatty liver disease, also known as feline hepatic lipidosis.  It turns out that when we got a dog, she stopped eating because she was afraid to go to her dish.  Cats livers aren’t made to process fat stores, so [...]

I’ve been thinking about going back to college to get my master’s degree.  Because I’m a self-employed writer, and because I’ll be getting my master’s in writing, technically I can claim my college costs as a business expense.
The problem is, I really can’t afford college on my own, so my parents are planning to help [...]

Not everyone is cut out for a traditional college program.  Here are three signs that a golf associate degree might be for you.

You love golf.  This should be the most important indicator, because if you don’t love golf, attending a golf academy can be just as bad, if not worse than, attending a traditional college.
You thrived [...]

There is a serious trend lately toward sustainable developments, green living, and other ways of living that won’t hurt the environment (any more than we already have).  Solar power is therefore becoming popular again — but some people seem disinclined to remember that we already tried this once before.
When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon [...]