Good exercise plan

Stumbled across this today, it looks like a reasonable way to add some exercise to your life in a way that is sustainable:

http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/exercise.html

Free Advice: Do a cost-benefit analysis before going to college

If you want to go to college, ask yourself a few questions:

1) Why am I going?
2) What's it going to cost?
3) Will it be worth the investment in time and money?

Note that there are plenty of alternatives. Think about the thousands of possible career options that you have. Be careful of "drifting" into college because it seems to be "the done thing" and everyone else is doing it. Are you going to college mindfully, or are you just following the rest of the herd?

Be aware that many people never complete their degree. Universities will encourage you to attend - asking a College if you should attend is like asking a barber if you need a haircut. They have ulterior motives (your cash).

Do you really need the degree? Is there no way you can do what you want to do in life without it? There are some careers where the answer is "yes" - but not that many. Do you really, really want to work in that career? Talk to some people who already work in this field and ask them if they are happy with what they do. What is their life like? You may be surprised.

Be aware that you can do something with your life that doesn't involve college, and then go to college later if you want to. You may have gathered enough experience at that point to have more of a clue what you want to be and do.

There are many options for you to improve your education without spending a ton of money. You can use the internet. You can use books. You can find a mentor. Consider these options first, before college.

Debt is debt - whether it's for a house or for an education. There had better be a damn good reason for being beholden to someone else for a significant chunk of your lifetime. It has parallels with slavery - more subtle, but you are surrendering control over your life. Be careful about that.

There are some assumptions you are making when you go to college:

1) You will complete the degree
2) You will get a most excellent job when you graduate.

How realistic is this? I have already mentioned that lots of people don't finish their degree. They still need to pay back any loans that they took out. However, they missed step 2. So how are they going to pay?

How likely is it that, even if you do get a degree, that the excellent job will materialize? It's a jungle out there, many other people need jobs also. Will you really be able to get that job? And, how much does it really pay, after taxes?

Please think carefully before going to college.

Women starting to dominate in the workforce

The times they are a changin'...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135/

Song of the Day part 2 - Fine Young Cannibals, Suspicious Minds

Lyrics
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We're caught in a trap
And I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

So, if an old friend I know
stop and say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

Here you go again
Asking where I've been
You can't see these tears I cry
Tears I cry

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And be can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

Oh let our love survive
Or dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die
When honey, you know
I've never lied to you
No,No,No oohooh

We're caught in a trap
And I can't walk out
Because I love you too much baby

Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I say?

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds (2X)

Song of the Day - The Communards, Don't Leave Me This Way

The Communards - Don't leave me this way

 Nice re-make !



Lyrics
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Don't leave me this way
I can't survive i can't stay alive, without your love oh baby
Don't leave me this way,
No i can't exist ... i'll surely miss your tender kiss
Don't leave me this way
Ahhh, baby!
My heart is full of love and desire for you
Now com'on down and do what you gotta do
You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
Com'on, satisfy the need in me
'cause only your good lovin' can set me free
Don't, don't you leave me this way,
No don't you understand i'm at your command
Oh baby please, please, don't leave me this way ... nooo baby
Don't leave me this way,
No i can't survive
I can't stay alive without your love baby,
Don't leave me this way
Ahhh, baby! my heart is full of love and desire for you
So com'on down and do what you got to do
You started this fire down in my soul
Now can't you see it's burning out of control
So com'on, satisfy the need in me
'cause only your good lovin' can set me free
Need you lovin', baby ... need it ... need it ...
Satisfy the need in me satisfy the need in me
Well baby, come and satify the need in me
Whoa baby, come and satify the need in me
Oh baby don't leave me this way
Don't leave me this way no,
Don't leave me this way no,
Don't leave me this way, baby
Don't leave ... don't leave me this way babe ...
Oh, baby ...

Entrepreneur or Unemployed?

"Entrepreneur" in many cases means people without health benefits and a reliable source of income.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/opinion/02reich.html?pagewanted=all

Beginner's Guide to Health and Fitness

See the link below for a nice common-sense guide to getting started:

http://www.liamrosen.com

Students buried in debt

Students and parents think a college degree is a ticket to a successful future.

The truth is, it often isn't. But it often is a ticket to a boatload of debt and frustration:

http://finance.yahoo.com/college-education/article/109701/placing-the-blame-as-students-are-buried-in-debt?mod=edu-collegeprep