Can we “save the Earth”?
Unlike career related questions, which tend to be complex, this question is easily answered: No, we cannot save the Earth.
The Earth’s proximity to the Sun is essentially a “good news, bad news” situation; the good news is that our Sun provides light, 
heat and energy. The bad news is that the Sun will exhaust its hydrogen fuel within the next 5 billion years or so, causing it to grow to 250 times its current size and increase in brightness a thousand times over.
It goes without saying that the Sun’s personality change will render much of our technology obsolete, including sunscreen–regardless of spf rating. The Sun’s life change will produce hot flashes capable of melting any planet foolish enough to loiter closer than the orbit of Mars.
Unless we forestall the Sun’s transformation into a galactic bonfire, the Earth is destined to become an orbital version of a flaming marshmallow, slipping from its axis to be immolated by a morbidly obese Sun. It’s obvious, therefore, that efforts to “save the Earth” or “save the planet” are preempted by nature and our energies will be better spent figuring out how to migrate to a more youthful solar system.
Text of Justice Scalia’s opinion in the 2nd amendment case District v. Heller
Those who prefer less government intrusion, and greater individual freedom and responsibility received a long-overdue assist from the Supreme Court with the Heller, Washington DC case. Justice Scalia authored the majority opinion and it is a fascinating and worthwhile read.
Download the full text of the Heller decision here: Supreme Court DC v. Heller
“We find a guarantee of the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation. This meaning is strongly confirmed by the historical background of the Second Amendment. It has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment, like the First and Fourth, codified a pre-existing right. The very text of the Second Amendment implicitly recognizes the pre-existence of the right and that it ‘shall not be infringed’.”
Blunders, gaffes and boners, oh my!
Resume and cover letter mistakes can be comic or tragic:
comic if we learn from them, tragic if we don’t.
I won’t reject a candidate due to mistakes on their resume or cover letter, but most hiring managers are not as forgiving. Some examples from which to learn:
“Early Retirement, The website for people who used to work for a living”
Sounds good, except the author of this site applied for a full-time job.
“Thank you for inviting me to dialogue with you about any/all appropriate positions; I believe my experiences and skill sets closely match the position announcement.”
Always have a trusted friend read your proposed cover letter in order to avoid a first line fiasco.
“The under mentioned are the highlights of the experience that I can offer.”
Grammatically correct? I have no idea, but it reads like hell, and that’s why you should have someone else proofread your cover letter.
“I have been proactive in anticipating performance barriers and countering those barriers by initiating a plan and communicating an approach for overcoming those barriers by working with managers to develop a collaborative strategy specific to overcoming obstacles.”
Making a simple concept appear complex is not a good resume strategy; the individual reading the resume might not understand what you are talking about.
“As a former professional basketball player, which has helped me with teamwork and exceptional people skills and networking successful achievements encompassing all aspects of the sales cycle including cold calling, networking, lead development, prospecting, qualifying, presenting, negotiating and closing and direct account management.”
Avoid making your entire pitch in a single sentence.
“Teaching English a a second language”
Letting a typo slip through is bad, but this is a bad a it gets.
