The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change. Here is a topic I explore quite frequently here on my blog, the differences between Generations X, Y and the Millennial’s. Looks like the Pew Research Center is also doing an in depth study on the same subject. Very interesting read I hope you enjoy. The full article is here: Overview Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials — the American teens and...

Looking for interesting places to blog from on Long Island? From coffee houses to restaurants to Airports, Here are some of my favorite places to do some mobile blogging: Starbucks – The Bloggers personal choice for an office away from home. You can sit back and write for hours.  Most Starbucks have some really comfortable chairs to just lounge in, sit back and enjoy your coffee while writing away. It can get pricey but if you...

Here’s a little free piece of software that I found that just might come in handy. Especially if you and your significant other are at the local Starbucks but only one of you has internet access. This little piece of software will allow you to share your internet access, making your laptop a wireless hotspot. It’s pretty cool and totally free! BUT YOU NEED WINDOWS 7! Connectify is a free Windows 7 application that turns your...

Here is some great advice I received from a recruiter, one who is inundated with resumes and actually took the time to talk to me. I will not pretend that I am an expert on how to find a job in this job market. I’m not qualified to do that but I will share what I learned during my conversation with this particular recruiter in the hopes that it will help others. On Tuesday 2/23/10, I had the lovely experience of speaking with a...

My Childhood Years On Long Island: Life on Long Island was pretty good during the 80′s. I attended the Uniondale Public School system up till the 7th grade when at that time my parents decided to put me in Catholic School.  During the 80′s the Uniondale Public School System was about as racially diverse as it would ever get. Case in point, see the enclosed picture of my sixth grade class. School days were structured...

As a Blogger from Long Island, New York, I am actually watching my sites traffic improve exponentially but have not had significant traffic from the Long Island community. “Where is it all coming from?” All over! Some of my subscribers are even coming from Mexico. With that being said I’m going to start posting more with Long Island in mind. It’s a no brainer since I do live here. First off, let me say that I have...

I was up all night writing a letter to the president of the United States. Supposedly he personally reads all letters addressed to him. We shall see. I know he’s a busy man so I got right to the point. You can click on the letter if it’s too small for you to read. I’m going to print this out and put it in the mail. I will post the response when I get one. What do you think that response will...

This posting is really just for my records as I am starting up a new category call “Job Search“. I have left my “job” in the insurance industry to pursue a “career” in the accounting field. I am pursuing an actual career this time around, no more job hunting and I have been at it for a few months. It’s been exciting, I’ve met a lot of interesting people, I’ve taken interesting part time...