[AccessD] Blogging

Wow, thanks for that Stuart.
Yes, and it is incredible that censorship is "THE ISSUE" surrounding
BLOGGING.
I had a funny feeling that would be the case....and I was proven 100%
correct.

If you guys haven't determined by now, I'm shortly moving into a new and
"risqué" area now....
far, far away from IT....relative to the core of my business at present.
Still, I'll be using some of my IT talents to some degree...and that's THE
good thing.
Boy, is this a great American paraphrase or what ? :
"Ya gotta do, what ya gotta do".
And that, my friends, is my modus-operandi.

I am right now on my final "stinker" contract (3 months, high pressure, low
pay)....
Not just one, but multiple agencies are now making money off of my
talents...
while  "I do the work, and they make the money". It all ends in March 2012.
After that, if all goes well, I am into a whole new world....and "so be it".

And guys (and gals), this new world is simply crazy...with DEMAND....
something I have NOT witnessed in the past 5 years !
Unlike 15 years ago, I've never heard any recruiter or agency over the past
5 years say anything like:
"wow, your talent is really in demand, you're really valuable".
NOPE: None...Nada...Zippo..Zilch...Zed...Zero.
The Indians simply LEVELED the IT contracting marketplace.
I mean, it was NUCLEAR in it's effects !
In fact, recent interviews were actually DEMEANING to me. Yep, you
bet...even in the good old USA.
Bottomline: Employment Agencies....."rule the roost". They're in complete
control.
Someone on this fine list once said that "they’ve got an monopoly". INDEED
they do.
If you don't have the latest and greatest "in-demand" skills...you are
completely worthless....a pathetic $40 or $50 bucks an hour....at most....no
benefits. That's a net $20/hr gig essentially. Heck, many college grads are
making more than that with no experience. Newly minted "PharmD's" are at
$60/hr.

The key to my new world is "fulfillment"....BUT that is easier said than
done.
To be successful, it will require tremendous "attention to detail".
How many times have we all heard that ?

And so, that becomes my new mission in life.

Sorry if this has become a diatribe of sorts...I had some wine tonight...an
excellent and rich Cabernet:
Arrowood 2003, Sonoma County, CA. Whew, it "rocks".