Here in southern Ohio we’ve already had a good amount of snow. Had to shovel thrice. This, after a long and quite leafy Fall, with lots of raking and bagging.

It confounds me that each October, and December and January, when Mother Nature provides these rich cash earning opportunities, I am not turning away teams of 2 or 3 boys walking the subdivisions offering to rake or shovel.

Where do these kids get the cash for iTunes and the XBox games to which everyone says they are addicted?  (DON’T ANSWER … I know!)

This situation needs to change. Kids need to learn how to work again. Here is an excellent analysis of the problem:  3 Reasons Why Our Teenagers Can’t Find Jobs