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The Value of Playing Games

Have architects and house designers had a negative impact on family life? Yesterday Mick and I went out for the day to look at some exhibition homes in a display village. Not that we have any plans to up and move from where we are, but often it is away to pick up decorating ideas and we did come home with one or two. However the thing that struck me most and saddened me was the idea of parent’s bedrooms often with large parents retreats where they can sit and relax are well away from children’s bedrooms, being at opposite … Continue reading →

Frank Lloyd Wright: Personal Scandal

Ah, Frank Lloyd Wright. The name alone brings visions of incredible architecture to mind. He was and is a true visionary to architects all around the world. But, I had no idea he has such a scandalous love life. And you know how I love scandal. I came upon this discovery the other day when I was reading my new People magazine. I don’t really have time to read books anymore (it is about all I can do to get the magazines read), but I love to look over the Book Review section. And there it was – Loving Frank: … Continue reading →

A Warning To Potential Job Seekers

I have two cousins enrolled in nearby colleges, both are excellent students who hold down part time jobs in addition to carrying full academic loads. They also spend quite a bit of down time on the Internet–one has even contributed Spring Break photos to a MySpace page. Sounds innocent enough, but I don’t think it is a coincidence that recently both received school-wide warnings from their respective universities warning all students about what they post online, and how it could impact future job searches. I read the form letter the schools issued. It cited a new study that found employers … Continue reading →

Top 10 Jobs in 2005

Trying to find a job? Not sure what field to go into? When you are just looking around you or at the “help wanted” ads in the newspaper, it is hard to recognize trends in employment. That’s why “Top 10” lists can be helpful. Some wonderful people (who are much better at math and statistics than I am!) take the time to compile the information and generate lists of growing industries. This resource gives us the opportunity to see what is going on in the job market and we can use that information in several different ways. First, for those … Continue reading →