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The Anniversary of The War of the Worlds

Today is the 70th anniversary of the original radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Do yourself a favor and listen to the original broadcast of this crown jewel of american media history. Don’t forget to protect yourself by wearing a pot on your head.

Beer Pouring Robot

Yes it is filler, but it’s interesting filler.

Beer pouring robot at TMCO open house from beerorkid on Vimeo.

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How to find meaningful work is the key focus.

Considering the employment hunt is afoot it is important to keep in mind that one should find work that is meaningful. That precise statement is what drew me to this article in the first place. Since the recent relocation to the Dallas, Republic of Texas area it has taken less than a week to find a part time job thanks to the help of friends. Now I’m looking for something with a bit more permanence. For those of you in the same boat I wish you luck.

At its core, meaningful work is helping people. But that makes you think you need to save children dying in Africa. But, really, you can push papers for multinational conglomerates and feel like you’re doing good for the world. Here’s how:

1. Take care of yourself - have the basics covered.

The most important thing about making meaningful work is that if you are always worried about paying rent, it’s very hard to add goodness back to the rest of the world. Giving back to the world requires a sense of personal well-being and stability that only people who have a roof over their head can manage….

2. Take care of your work - make sure your job doesn’t suck.

Work doesn’t give your life meaning. The idea that your happiness correlates to your satisfaction with your work is misguided. What you need from work is to make sure it’s not undermining your ability to create sanity in your life….

3. Make a difference in peoples’ lives - from any type of job.

The most competent managers are doing meaningful work every day. Management is one of the best perches in the world for doing meaningful work, because you can help people to figure out what they are good at, what they are doing with their days, and what makes them tick…..

Yes, it IS mostly happy go feelily common sense advice. That doesn’t change the fact that it can still be good advice, though a well paying career with security would be an added bonus.

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