Most of us live a fairly mundane, uneventful life, don’t we? Sure, we might occasionally push the boat out and throw a wild party or travel somewhere exciting, but we don’t expect weird things to ever happen to us. It’s true that you probably won’t ever suffer anything drastically weird in your lifetime. Still, some…
There was this fight over money between us. It wasn’t an overt fight—we weren’t screamers and we didn’t like to argue—but it was there, permeating the room all the time like a poisonous gas, sightless and scentless but lethal just the same. It infected everything. It was a silent-treatment standoff of a fight over who…
Katie Walker is a 29-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native. She is an up and coming playwright, and she teaches English at a business school. We met up for coffee on one of the last warm, autumn Ohio afternoons. Katie’s recently published play entitled Ohio is for Zombies is available on Amazon in print, or as a…
Whether it’s volumizing, moisturizing, curl-enhancing, or straightening, we women (and men) buy shampoos and conditioners that we hope will fit our needs. We go to the grocery store or hair salon and look for the magic words that will make our hair do exactly what we want, without any fuss or muss, so that we…
There is an inherent paradox in the nature of vocational education and its impact on employ-ability both here in Canada and around the world. This situation finds its representation in the fact that employers require high standards of formal education on the thousands of prospective employees, and yet the same companies spend thousands of dollars…
What do you think is the biggest gift, the ultimate gift, you can give another human being? Any human being, no matter who they are to you. This applies to parents, children, lovers, acquaintances, and coworkers. What is the biggest gift you can give them? Your joy! Your joy and well-being is the best gift…
People rent storage units for a wide variety of purposes and they store an amazing selection of items in them. Depending on who you ask, paying to rent a storage unit can either be a worthwhile investment, or a massive waste of money. The truth is, it can be both. Renting storage is an added…
The beauty of traveling abroad is having the opportunity to meet new and interesting people, trying new foods and learning more about a culture outside your own. Many would love to get up and pack their bags for a trip around the world, but many do not have the funds to go jet setting. However,…
Generating money for a nonprofit organization is challenging, but a wealthy company can help. To get help from a company, you must learn about the various fundraising methods first. Then, you must decide what method is best suited for your organization. Once you’ve chosen your preferred methods, it’s time to sell your ideas and plans…
