Kids of the Word takes a break from this week until January 13th, so I'll be missing one group of preschoolers for the next few months. The other group's about as random and wacky as usual - I love my job. :)

I've been informed that the way to go about a job is to find something that you would do without the paycheck, and then find a way to get paid for it. If the greatest focus of your job is getting paid, you're really not going to be all about what you're doing. This usually means that you're miserable, and the people you're serving aren't too happy, either.

I think there are a few jobs where you can manage not to be in direct contact with any people. Forest Ranger comes to mind. I don't think that's one you pick unless you really love the woods, though, so the logic probably doesn't apply.

The weather's been making up its mind about whether it's winter here or not - at the moment, it is simply rather chilly with an inch of snow frosting everything. One of my other Rochester friends is going to school in Washington, and both of us are hoping for a good snowfall when we're back in town over Thanksgiving. :) But, no matter the weather, it will be good to see familiar faces again.