For those that took the opportunity to ridicule and
criticize, that's unfortunate.  I just wanted you to
know that I'm sitting here, getting paid to read this
by an employer that I found in EXACTLY the same way. 
I posted to this list.  It has worked out well for
me.  Although I am still working at a wage most would
feel is a DISCOUNT, I have had an opportunity to jump
into the IT world with BOTH FEET and have learned
something new every day at someone else's expense!
Years ago I read a book titled "If You Do What You
Love, The Money Will Follow", so I'm doing something
that I love with FAITH that the rewards are MORE than
the weekly paycheck.  I've LEARNED! I CONTINUE to
LEARN.  Next week I'll spend 30 hours attending a
class.  The class was at my expense, but my employer
has agreed to pay for me to get the time off, so we
both win! They get a more knowledgeable employee, I
learn something new and still collect that weekly
paycheck!

just my $.02  Dave
-- 
"And actually,  from some very cynical point of view,
my opinion of  the world at large isn't high enough
for me really to be interested in what they have to
say." --Stephen Wolfram, MacArthur Genius, creator of
Mathematica Software, speaking about reaction to his
book, A New Kind of Science.