rudyamid on June 4th, 2010 at 3:49 pm

Recently, I recalled a conversation with my friends about the value of a college degree.  They did not agree about the current job requirements for a post-high school degree.  What they observed, people without degrees do just as well in the workplace. I disagreed. Getting to that job interview requires an indication that I’ve put […]

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rudyamid on May 10th, 2010 at 2:02 pm

Today’s visit to the dentist was for a tooth extraction – or more specifically, the removal of what was left of a molar with dental crown and post.  The previous dentist had done a root canal on a lower left molar, then installed a dental post with a crown.  My dentist said the post was […]

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rudyamid on April 26th, 2010 at 2:14 pm

Dictionary.com has the definition of the word “serendipity” as: “-noun 1.  an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.” This word describes the end-result of blogging.  I throw out ideas that I come across, and hopefully someone else can (or will) share their own stuff, based on my discoveries.  I’m a fan of comments.  I […]

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rudyamid on April 9th, 2010 at 8:05 pm

When I was laid off back in 2001, it was the first time I had to get a personal name card, with my own phone number and email address.  I make the cards from companies like Vista Print.1  My first card looked like this: Last year, I experimented with the “Google Me” template.  This one […]

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rudyamid on April 4th, 2010 at 8:07 pm

About three weeks ago, I posted my list of bad habits. It’s now time to rise up and see how much I’ve cut back since then. Watched too much television I had successfully stopped watching full length movies and even TV episodes every night.  Instead I spend my time reading, talking to my family, and…  […]

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