(How to get this badge for your blog.) I am being told today that this blog just passed the million (1,000,000) hits barrier. It sounds like a lot. Hits are great, but not as good as the fact that nearly 400,000 people have read this blog. Amazing. I am humbly kicking the dirt under my [...]
Ten Odd Jobs. Which One Do YOU Want? Guess Mine.
Posted in April 21st, 2008
[tag]Nancy Rica Schiff [/tag]has graciously allowed us to use ten of her photographs from [tag]ODD JOBS[/tag] and [tag]ODDER JOBS[/tag], two classics published by [tag]Ten Speed Press[/tag], which also publishes What Color is Your Parachute, by [tag]Dick Bolles[/tag]. Enjoy. [tag]Condom tester[/tag] [tag]Bra designer[/tag] [tag]Artificial inseminator[/tag] [tag]dog food tester. [tag] fish doctor[/tag] [tag] men’s underwear designer[/tag]
Lessons from Odd Jobs
Posted in April 9th, 2008
I am participating in a group writing project called Lessons From Odd Jobs. This was started by my friend Robert at Middle Zone Musings. Since all of us can benefit by learning about others’ jobs, I thought you might like to see some of the direct links to the contributors. From Robert’s entries: Once Upon [...]
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OMG! I Want This Job. Do You?
Posted in May 31st, 2007
And, other than my fear of heights and of electricity, I could do this job. ~Thanks to Robert at MiddleZoneMusings for bringing this to my attention. And, to Glumbert, a real time waster of a website…do NOT visit this site. Ok, go. [tags] jobs you wish you had, jobs involving [...]
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In Case You Missed It: 50 Bullxxxx Jobs!
Posted in May 2nd, 2007
In my qwest to bring you meaningful information about the world of work and jobs, I noted on [tag]Paul Epps[/tag]‘ site a link to [tag]StanleyBing.com[/tag], an author who wrote [tag]100 Bullsxxx Jobs [/tag]. My personal favorite is: Number 13 [tag]Boulevardier[/tag] Frequent the most fashionable places, enjoy the company of fatuous people who are impressed with [...]
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A New Start Up: Baking Cookies and Selling Them
Posted in April 6th, 2007
[tag]Lauren Ferrone[/tag] is a modern, twentysomething woman who had an idea, developed a plan to get there and is well on her way to new business heaven with her company [tag]Summerhouse Baking[/tag]. I asked her a few questions about how she did it, and why. Q: Lauren, first congratulations on getting Summerhouse up and running. [...]
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Interview With Robert Kallen, Certified Firewalk Instructor
Posted in March 29th, 2007
Q: When was the first time you walked across a bed of hot coals? A: I was a lawyer and I went to a hypnosis convention in New Hampshire in 1992. They had a firewalk the first night and I was the first one over the fire. I walked over the fire eight times, and [...]
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Journalism 101 (And the Art of Communicating a New Idea)
Posted in March 4th, 2007
“Nora Ephron is a screenwriter whose scripts for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle have all been nominated for Academy Awards. Ephron started her career as a journalist for the New York Post and Esquire. She became a journalist because of her high school journalism teacher. Ephron still remembers the first day [...]
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My “Big Smile” Theory of Job Advancement and Promotions
Posted in March 2nd, 2007
by admin in Daily Wisdom, Interviews with People Who Have Interesting Jobs, Job Seeker Advice, On The Job..., Work-related
First, some givens. No one is more than 15% smarter or dumber than anyone else. Some skills matter. So does discipline, training, no question. But your [tag]attitude[/tag] about your job, your company and life in general will dictate much of your [tag]success[/tag]. I will even make it simpler than that. If you smile a lot…chances [...]
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Interview With James Zimmerman, the Talking-Backwards Chemist
Posted in February 3rd, 2007
James, what do you do? I work as a Chemical Analyst at Boston Scientific in their Drug Coatings Analytical Lab. As the name implies, I perform various tests on the drug coating that are put on medical devices; specifically, stents. How did you get into this work? After receiving an Associates degree from Century College, [...]
