We know it’s tough out there folks, but even in this economy people need to find their true career callings and support themselves as best they can.

My column today on MSNBC.com is a response to some important letters I got from readers. Many say the job market for new grads is horrible, and they’re right when it comes to many different fields. But do we wallow or bring out the I’m-not-giving-up fighting gloves?

On another note.

Is it bring your dog to work week? I’ve got my new puppy with me today. He wants attention and is distracting me a bit already and it’s not even 8:30 a.m. I put him in the back room where there is little he can chew up and destroy, but I want him hanging with me, under my desk. Like my dog Henry used to do.

Oh Henry. We used to joke that he wasn’t a dog at all, but two little old Greek men in a dog suit. Henry was the definition of a mellow dog.

Will I ever mellow this little black lab/saint bernard doggie?