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When you first become enrolled in college, you are randomly assigned to at least one roommate, and this may be daunting for some college freshmen. Getting along with people may have come naturally in high school, but living with a stranger can be a challenging situation, and one that you may be forced to deal [...]

You’ve graduated and now you’re off to pursue a college education. This time is both exciting and nerve-racking for many college freshmen. How will you keep up with the workload? What if all your classes are too hard? Relax, and remember that college education comes after high school for a reason. While it is more [...]

It used to be that the person to watch out for was the busy body neighbor or the gossip at your local church. Now it seems that it’s not only okay but fashionable to mettle in everyone’s business now that everyone’s business and personal life seem to be online. But the real question is; how [...]

I was thinking recently and I decided that I would never want to be famous. Everyone knows you and you can barely get a moment to yourself. Celebrities have pictures taken of them every single time they leave the house. Can you imagine how bad that would be? Imagine if you were having a bad [...]

Social media is a wonderful thing for the alienated early 21st century first world inhabitant. Alienation is the word of the day with our overstimulation of consumer items that are force-fed into a vapid and flat revenue driven lifestyle that allows for the pursuit of happiness solely through the accumulation of goods and services. We [...]

As much as it pains me, I am ready to go back to school this week. For some strange reason I miss it. I think it’s the fixed schedule it gives me every day that I really miss as it forces me into doing the things I have to do in order to get my [...]

I’m sure you have heard the stories of all those terrible people out there (wherever there is) who are hurting the credit card companies by not paying their bills or letting the rest of us down by refusing to pay their current mortgages; thus causing this awful economic downturn. If you listen closely, these “people” [...]

I guess I have finally reached the brass ring of laborer. For the first time I am one of the people who actually get Labor Day off! Until this past year I have continually worked in the service industries while getting through school. Now that I graduated and have gone to work in the financial [...]

I recently sat in a meeting with a group of associates and was amazed at the conduct of one of them in relation to the project. I realized at that point that there are some people who have no idea what it means to work in a group or in teams. When there is a [...]

Does anyone else wish people would smile more? Dogs seem to be smiling all the time and doesn’t it just make you happy? I like feeling happy if even for a few seconds walking down the street and looking at that slobbery, smiley face. When we humans walk down the street, are we all thinking [...]