Everyone knows someone with body art, also known as tattoos. Tattoos come with certain stereotypes, especially in a social aspect. They have had a detrimental history of harming employment opportunities. Since tattoos are more prevalent in today's (our?) society, employers should become more lenient. In the past tattoos have been a mark of immaturity, and were looked down upon harshly. Although many environments and jobs are different, tattoos should not be a reason to fire someone, and…
College is a time when people start to become independent and take their first steps into adulthood. Higher education has become the de facto step most modern day 18-year old students have chosen to take after high school. Why has college become such a trend in this recent decade, despite the spike in overall costs and poor job economy for recent graduates? College is now seen as the gateway into a glorious career with prospects of a good salary and good benefits, even though not every degree is…
Loud cheers sound out and twirling bodies everywhere. A packed danced floor has everyone moving and yelling at once. This was my first experience at the Basque Center in Boise during one of the many festivals being held on a Saturday. Young and old are up on the dance floor doing traditional dances to traditional songs. As a first timer of course I looked ridiculous trying to keep up with the moves and this got a lot of chuckles from everyone. Even with all the laughter, it was all in good fun…
What’s not to love about Bob Ross? The calming, hypnotic voice that draws viewers in, or even the dreamy yet encouraging demeanor he holds? Despite being a household name, who was Bob Ross, really? Viewers might say an American painter, a simple art instructor, or a lovable and charming TV host. However, regardless of what you might think, Bob rarely took interviews (5). We hardly know much past his flower child facade. No one truly knows about the private life of Ross. You’d be surprised to…
all of his murders happened (crimelibrary.com.) Kraft joined the ROTC for a year then left and became a bartender; later on Kraft joined the Air Force but after coming out as gay he was discharged and forced out of the military, leaving him with bartending yet again…
myself having to recruit my friend to help me, for a cut of my pay, in order to take the kids to the park! While babysitting is where I started, I have worked the last 34 years since in different careers, covering child care, retail, waitressing, bartending, alternative medicine and biotechnology. Throughout my career a couple themes have consistently…
The Office Is a bar and grill restaurant located in Janesville, WI. We will be serving the usual drinks that any bar would serve and we will also be offering grill food. The menu will offer hamburgers, brats, French fries, cheese curds, chicken strips, Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches, etc. The business will consist of Matt Cronk as the bar owner. Joey Lincicum as the Bar Manager and Amber Hofmaster as the Grill Manager. Matt has the responsibilities of filing proper paperwork, acquiring the…
On August 9th, 1996 I made my grand entrance into my family on my grandparents 32nd wedding anniversary, they always say that I’m the best gift they have ever gotten. I knew that this was no funny joke because I was truly raised and treated like some sort of prize. Though my parents divorced when I was just three years old I never lost shred of love, actually if anything I think I was blessed with more love. I had the luxury of staying with my grandparents often, who my brother and I were always…
My dad, Leo Giesen, grew up in Union Hill, Minnesota. He was in January of 1965, When he was growing up he remembered that he was always outside, he grew up as the second youngest out of eleven kids, however when he was growing up, three of them were already out of the house, and they were never allowed to play in the house, so they were outside all of the time. One of the earliest memory my dad has was the time when one of his older brothers came home from Vietnam, and how he really wanted to…
Response: Happiness was staying home and raising you while your dad worked and made enough for us to pay the bills and not be broke, and our family time on the weekend with no worries just each other. Question: After suffering from a life-threatening heart condition leading to open-heart surgery and almost losing your husband to a heart attack, did happiness take on a new meaning? Response: Of course. Now happiness is living one more day to see my wonderful husband, my daughter, and my…