Category Archives: education

Candy Cigarettes Now A Thing of the Past

  By Dr Saxe | October 7, 2011 - 10:16 am | antiques & collectibles, business, education, entertainment, internet/computers, marketing, Travel/Auto
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Something that we all grew up with on the shelves with all the other varieties of candies for sale were the candy cigarettes. If you notice you will no longer see these at most locations that offer gum and candy products. But on a rare occasion, at certain places you will see a display of these fake coffin nails, which was the case yesterday for my niece who was on a field trip out in the boonies, out in the country at a museum displaying numerous aging and large cumbersome parade floats, window displays and other larger than life items used in times past, in various locations for advertising and holiday celebrations.

I didn’t even know that this place even existed for heaven’s sake. She came home with a camera full of interesting and colorful pictures, that she emailed me, the last photo being of the counter that displayed many old time candies, including the fake cigarettes that used to be so popular back in the day.

Keep On Trucking Kid Brother

  By Dr Saxe | September 11, 2011 - 12:15 pm | business, education, family, Finance, internet/computers, life, money, technology, Travel/Auto
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I guess I never thought of my kid brother to be the type to spend so much of his time behind the wheel of a large sized eighteen wheeler, but apparently he has decided to start looking for truck driving jobs via the Internet. He has all ready taken all the classes necessary and has gotten the proper licenses in order to do so.

Even in today’s economic struggle, there are a lot of “drivers wanted” ads to pick from and he has been spending a good amount of time checking them all out to see which company would be best suited for his needs and wants. It is a good thing that he has an understanding wife that will tolerate his absence while trucking on down the road. They don’t have any kids so that isn’t an issue. I don’t think that if they did have kids that he would even consider such a move. Kids need their Dads around and being a truck driver would take him away from their needs way too much. It is bad enough having to leave his new bride behind each long distance trip. Who knows maybe she will consider tagging along once in a while in order to be with him more as well as seeing parts of the world that she would never get the opportunity to see by staying home all the time.

Real Estate

  By Dr Saxe | September 8, 2011 - 11:58 am | business, education, family, Finance, home improvement, life
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Guest post from: Steve Delaney

My family is huge into real estate so that’s naturally what I got into when I graduated college. Of course, I graduated 4 years ago so it wasn’t exactly the best time to get into the business! It’s finally starting to pick up though and I’ve made some really good contacts over the years and at least I’ve learned how to pay my bills when things get slow. I feel like I have a really good grasp of the neighborhood now and I’m prepared to talk to my clients more about things like the school system and home security family alarms which are things they’re constantly asking my dad about. I wish the timing had been better but I know I’m going to have a long and successful career in real estate if not only because my family’s built a name in the industry here in town. I’m so thankful I’m getting started with that under my belt at least and I’m not starting from scratch like some of my fellow classmates were!

The Wheels of The Bus Go Round and Round

  By Dr Saxe | August 11, 2011 - 10:48 am | Associates, education, technology, Travel/Auto
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Pretty soon our morning commute will be hampered by all of the big yellow school buses that we will be sharing the roads with. Sometimes it can set you back a good 15 or 20 minutes if you get stuck behind the wrong school bus and can’t get around it. It amazes me how many cars don’t respect the importance of these school buses that are responsible for transporting the next generation, the cars that don’t stop when the bus stops or the cars that zoom around them at times that can be dangerous for everyone concerned. I used to know a woman that was a school bus driver and she could tell you some pretty outrageous stories of things that she has experienced and seen while behind the wheel of one of the big yellow school buses.