"No one really mentions Eagle Rare but I think it is my favorite bourbon for the money period.  Is there anyone who agrees? "

"I'm 24, pursuing white collar education work right now. Truth be told I'm considering blue collar work my self as a plumber. I hate being inside, I prefer hard busy work that I can see progress. I like being around people and serving the…"

"I think that "pursuing your passion" and "doing what you love" is poor advice. I really do enjoy my job as a whole, but there's no getting around it--commercial construction plumbing is hard work and often not very fun. What…"

"You actually might be in a pretty sweet spot... If you love doing the blue collar work then go for it.  To be honest, you'll contribute more to society than the rest of us pencil pushers.  Here is the best part... If you have business…"

"That is a very important and personal or family decision depending on your situation.  I've always felt one must like what they do for a living but also have to be a good or adequate provider and plan for the future.  Your interests…"

"Well said. It's sad when someone loves their hobby and then decides to convert it to a profession and then comes to loathe it. I used to love buying, restoring, honing and collecting straight razors. Once I had about 300 of them I started…"

"I have mixed opinions of your question.  I feel that after a while, the electrical work will feel like "the same thing," doing something as a hobby and doing it as a profession are two separate entities, and be careful.   On the…"

"I'm not an expert, and don't know what you should do.  One question is if you'd like plumbing or electrical work once you did it for a living.  What do you think? It *sounds* like you like, but don't love, both it and…"

"I understand your situation. I, for one, took this leap. I had finished my Master's degree and had been accepted into a PhD program. But I had been becoming more disenchanted with higher learning and the type of work and lifestyle it entailed.…"

"I've got the Fiskars and it's awesome. Got a post on the main site going up next week about Reel Mowers. Stay tuned."

"Seems to cut just about anything, just keep the blade sharp. And I've never had it go dead on me. After a long winter of it sitting unplugged I'll plug it in to charge and it will be ready in a minute or two...pretty impressive."

"LOL. i live in Central Queensland Australia(nice and tropical) it wont be freezing anything here for a long while. unless global warming kicks in Cool, i will look into them! how long can you usually get out of it and how does it handle thick grass."

"Ours is Black and Decker. Just used it, lol. Had it now about seven or eight years....runs great. Just don't let the battery freeze when it's not plugged in (wintertime). That will zap the battery. All I do is periodically sharpen the…"

"I think you can pick up one of the new Solyndra brand mowers for around $185K"

"cordless electric mower? wow there is a great idea. no more fuel. i will have to investigate. Any particular brand?"

"I would get it; don't know till you try. We keep ours, it comes in handy during those rare times the rotary mower is having a tune up. As for those here who complain about gas mowers, I hate them too and really love our cordless electric."