Economy and weather

The economy is suffering a bit, and I found this quote over on http://calmerthanyouare.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/the-paper-mcse-a-success-story/

" When prosperity comes, do not use all of it. "

Good Advice, I think

Hurricanes popping up here and there. Some will come and some will fizzle. It is nature. It reminds me of a couple of years ago a hurricane popped up with very little advance notice, and was not predicted to hit our area too hard, while the school was halfway through a mcse boot camp. The students had a vote and the decision to continue the boot camp was unanimous. Of course the hurricane hit a lot closer to us than expected and we lost power for several days. The hotel, though, had a generator, and the instructors and students just forted up in a hotel room and keep going.
Boot camps are hard work. It takes exceptional preparation, undetered determination, and extraordinary dedication on the part of the students. The school provides an instructor whose depth of knowledge and sincerity in sharing his knowledge often makes the difference between success and failure for the hardworking candidates. The school also provides a total care concept that removes all possible distractions - except for acts of nature. The students and instructors at the "hurricane boot camp" are to be commended for their valiant extra efforts.

A word about the article on the page where I found the prosperity quote. It is an interesting "success story", but one must wonder at what cost to the employers. Perhaps none. There will always be employers. who know so little about IT they can be tricked into hiring someone who is not qualified, but it says little for a mans ethics to misrepresent himself thusly.