Not that I would defend Rooney, ever. I took his point to be that those careers were in demand. or more, that his point was that the college degree to lead to a mid-level office job is over-saturated in the US.
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'Shells'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Mar 22, 2010 10:22:06 am PDT #17895 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
aurelia - Mar 22, 2010 10:23:57 am PDT #17896 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
He's totally turned into the "Kids keep the hell offa' my lawn! And eat your goddamn oatmeal" guy, huh?
He's been that guy for the last 25 years!
JZ - Mar 22, 2010 10:24:35 am PDT #17897 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Just speculation, Toddson. Speculation based on the bitter experiences of most of the parents-of-toddlers I know.
We watch Matilda like hawks, and she doesn't even know yet that she can lift the toilet lid. As far as she knows, it's one of those things that only grownups can do, like chopping onions with the good knife (or any knife) and mixing cocktails.
Amy - Mar 22, 2010 10:24:43 am PDT #17898 of 30001
Because books.
it's still hard as hell to get started in and demands a few years of brutal trainee work for little pay before you start to really earn.
Even taking msbelle's point into account, when the economy is bad, people wait as long as possible to fix things they can get away with not fixing because they simply can't afford it. Or they'll do the quick fixes but not the major overhauls.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2010 10:26:33 am PDT #17899 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
How long has it been since Rooney's had any contact with another actual human being?
Oh, his keepers don't let him out of the bubble except for broadcasts, and then they quickly put him back in.
javachik - Mar 22, 2010 10:28:23 am PDT #17900 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
that only grownups can do, like chopping onions with the good knife (or any knife) and mixing cocktails
hee!! So Emmet's a grownup!!
aurelia - Mar 22, 2010 10:28:54 am PDT #17901 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
On a lighter note... [link]
Two fire trucks showed up to a fire call at a Kansas City, Mo., apartment building, but it ended up only being a burned University of Kansas T-shirt.
Gudanov - Mar 22, 2010 10:28:55 am PDT #17902 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Even taking msbelle's point into account, when the economy is bad, people wait as long as possible to fix things they can get away with not fixing because they simply can't afford it.
I think even worse is new construction taking a nosedive.
Aims - Mar 22, 2010 10:29:08 am PDT #17903 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
javachik! Are you back stateside? How is your ear?
JZ - Mar 22, 2010 10:29:57 am PDT #17904 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
More or less, yes!
We discussed it the other night. She wanted to help Daddy make a martini for me, and finally worked out that the mixing and shaking part is for big kids and grownups, while little girls put the olives in. I'm so proud of and horrified by my little Boo.