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Archive for September 2007

September 18th, 2007

Start-Up Diary

There is a very good chance that other people will NOT see your business endeavors the way you do.  They simply do not come from the background you have.  It is foolish to think that they should.  Still, it is frustrating.
As part of my strategy for my start-up, I am trying to keep my cost […]

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September 18th, 2007

Writing

Like any job writing can be fun or hell.  Mostly, it is what you make of it.  I do hate stories by writers who whine about how difficult it is to write.  What a bunch of bull. 
The best movie I’ve seen about writing is “Adaptation.”  If you are a writer you have to see it.
The […]

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September 17th, 2007

The Marketplace And Efficency

Faith is belief in facts not in evidence.  You do not have to have faith in the power of the marketplace.  The marketplace is all powerful and those who ignore it do so at their own peril.
An example is the relationship between toys and China.  Right now if I were looking to purchase a toy, […]

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September 16th, 2007

Headache Relief

This morning I woke up with a headache.  I knew why.  Yesterday I over exerted myself.  I went to my normal Saturday 2 hour yoga class where this little woman beans the snot out of me and 10 women.  In the afternoon I took my daughter’s dog, a puggle ( designer mutt - Pugh and […]

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September 13th, 2007

Business Travels at the Speed of Money

Although the world still seems to be awash in money the velocity at which it travels seems to have slowed and may slow further.  This is a big thing.  If money travels faster from hand to hand you can perform more transactions with the same amount of money.  (Reference that stupid set of commercials by […]

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September 12th, 2007

Technology Is Only A Tool For Business

For at least the past 2 days my friends voice mail has not been working properly.  Some of his employees’ mailboxes cannot be accessed to leave a message.  Some appear to accept messages, but do not.  This is a disaster for his business.  Unfortunately the people providing support for his voice mail see it only as a technical […]

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September 11th, 2007

Start-Up Diary - Tapping Community Resources

My start-up web site needs high quality videos to sell as streaming video or DVDs.  I tried to shoot my own with very limited success.  Because this is a risky start-up I don’t want to put any more resources into it than a possibility can.  What other resources can I tap?  The local state university […]

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September 10th, 2007

The Market Bottom Is Coming

The big economic question these days is when will the market hit bottom.  There is an avalanche of articles being published to address this question for every conceivable market.   Investors in every market, stock, bonds, housing, etc., are interested.
Everyone is looking for a turn-around in the near future.  Some are looking for an opportunity to […]

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September 10th, 2007

Baby Boomers Need To Be Life Long Learners

Everyone, underline everyone, needs to be a life long learner.  You and I must always be ready to get back to school to learn new skills.  You get to define “school.”  The Economy requires it. 
As Baby Boomers we need to be productive parts of the US economy for longer than our partents or any other […]

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September 7th, 2007

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Not much and quite a lot.  May be it could be the sort of summer that all Boomers can look forward too.  All in all it was a very nice summer, a summer of re-connections.  You should have at least one.
My wife, who is an elementary school teacher, decided to take the summer off.  She […]

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