@Ryan LaBella: Well, this brings up an salient point—you need to know what's relevant to people who are reviewing your resume. Lots of people put together a custom resume for every application, tweaking it to speak to the needs the individual company. If applying for a job in the military or government, noting that…

@danger the pirate: I guess that my bigger concern is that an item like that could derail your application BEFORE an interview, when you don't have a chance to respond to any questions. It sounds like you are comfortable answering questions in an interview, which is great—but you have to get the interview first.

@Fort: I know it's a big accomplishment—I am an Eagle Scout myself. It required commitment, hard work, and leadership, as well as providing service to others. That said, I did it when I was a teenager. Hopefully, I have plenty of other things to talk about that demonstrate the same attibutes more recently in my…

@iamnotafish: Absolutely not. The reason that sports accomplishments are often used is because many/most people have experience with sports and can have some frame of reference for knowing how significant the accomplishment is. "Played on high school football team" is very different from "MVP on state championship…

@danger the pirate: This kind of thing can have a positive effect in some cases, but a very detrimental effect in other cases. One person sees "well-rounded" while another sees "indecisive" or "shows insufficient commitment". Remember that everything you put on your resume is an opportunity for the…

@OxfordEurystheus: I think it depends on how old you are. If you're just out of college, then yes, I think it's appropriate. If you're over 30, I'm not sure I'd include it. Some hard-core scouters will love to see it there, but for most people, it would probably indicate that you don't have enough to fill the…

@chaimc: No, they won't need the preview, but they will come to tell the rest of us how great it is.

@wclifton1: Thanks for the info—I guess that means that patience is in order. Or at least that I should wait until the evening to obsessively check my email every 60 seconds.

Can anyone confirm the receipt of an invitation today?

@James P. Howard II: I'm just hoping that Cincinnati Chili != Skyline Chili. We were visiting Cincinnati a while ago, and a relative asked the guy at the Skyline Chili stand, "How would you recommend that we have it?" (meaning over noodles, on a chili dog, etc.). He said, "I recommend that you don't." If only we'd…

Please note, however, that no app will turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a (useful) KitchenAid®.

Freezer jam is excellent. We've made it on several occasions, and it's definitely easy and great-tasting. That's said, canning opens up a whole world of possibilities not available otherwise. We made some excellent jalapeno jelly this year, along with pickles, canned blueberries, blueberry syrup, and peach and…

There is some good advice in this short article. Here's an extension to a few of the concepts:

For me, it depends on the task. Tasks that require a lot of concentration—especially writing—are facilitated by instrumental music. I'm partial to good soundtracks like "Braveheart" or "The Mission", but I like jazz (especially Monk and Coltrane) and blues and bluegrass and lots of other stuff as well.

@noisy doll: That's up to you, but I strongly prefer that people keep it to one page. Especially if you're just out of college, it's really unlikely that you have enough substantial things to say that more than one page is necessary.

@psychiccheese: I disagree. When I am looking at resumes from recent college graduates, their school-related accomplishments and activities are generally much more telling than their work experience. I don't think a paper route or job at McDonalds—both of which I had—tell much about the person. Or, at least, it…

@Bully: AT&T doesn't need me to make any calls. I pay the same bill regardless of how many calls I make. I'm not asking to pay less.

I am an iPhone 3G user. I love the design of the phone and the functionality that it offers. I love the applications available for it and use the 3rd-party apps far more often than most of the built-in apps. However, I'd like to join the large chorus of people telling people to quit with the shenanigans.

@saya: Agreed. I think this tip falls into the category of activities that are much more likely to hurt you than help you. If you're not pretty familiar with what you're picking up off the ground or off a tree, it's probably best not to press it against an open wound.

@Matt: OK, I buy that. I wonder if a more focused feedback mechanism might be more helpful, though. Rather than read through thousands of comments—most of which are conversational, rather than feedback-related—and try to synthesize what they find into a meaningful set of conclusions about what to cover and what to…