Will the Penny Ever Go Away »
By John on May 6, 2006 in Business, Culture | 0 Comments
People have been calling for the penny’s eradication for years. Many Americans feel exact change isn’t worth the bother. Here’s the government’s two cents…
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on May 6, 2006 in Business, Culture | 0 Comments
People have been calling for the penny’s eradication for years. Many Americans feel exact change isn’t worth the bother. Here’s the government’s two cents…
By John on May 2, 2006 in Business, Humor | 0 Comments
Not unusually, one of the pizza delivery companies decided they should distribute those door hanger tags with coupons throughout some south Tampa neighborhoods.
By John on Apr 22, 2006 in Business, Culture, Deep Thoughts | 0 Comments
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of other; it is in yourself alone. –Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden, founder of Success Magazine, is also considered to be the founder of the modern success movement in America. [...]
By John on Apr 19, 2006 in Business, General | 0 Comments
I am due to fly into Atlanta this evening. About 3pm a friend advised me to turn on the news where I learned that a suspicious package left at a security check point had resulted in Atlanta airport being evacuated.
Before leaving the house, I did the correct thing, and called their reservation number. I got [...]
By John on Apr 19, 2006 in Business, Deep Thoughts | 0 Comments
Sugarman is basically saying that honesty is the best policy. He’s stating his belief that if you are truthful in your dealings with others, you will improve your chances of success.
By John on Apr 16, 2006 in Business, Fun Stuff, Technology | 0 Comments
Some years ago an old high school friend had a southern food and cooking column he was marketing. To help him, I built him a small website to showcase some of the columns and post some recipes. It’s now grown to over 400 pages, and recently showed up briefly in an Ask Jeeves commercial.
By John on Apr 14, 2006 in Business, Culture, Deep Thoughts, Science, Technology | 0 Comments
Today’s Smart Thought is by an anonymous author. It speaks of the power of ideas. The ability of an idea to change the world is well known. Most recently, think of the internet. It was designed for the government to be able to communicate in the event of nuclear war, but it has managed to change society and business forever.
By John on Apr 10, 2006 in Business, Culture, Gay Issues, Movies, Religion, Right Wingnuts, Society | 0 Comments
The past year, a “War on Christianity” has been suggested by those imbedded in the rear guard. Just two weeks ago, a conference titled, “War on Christians” was held in Washington, D.C., of course only 300 participants showed up. (Just like Washington…to hold a war without enough troops.) Obviously, there’s a possible difference of opinion on whether or not such a war really exists. But a little focus is never a bad thing when it comes to understanding.
By John on Mar 22, 2006 in Business, General, Places, Technology | 0 Comments
Well, once again blogging has been lite due a very heavy workload. Lots of stuff due, and all of it due this week. That’s combined with a trip to New York City today on business.
By John on Mar 6, 2006 in Business, Places, Tampa | 0 Comments
A driver who ran a red light not only damaged his truck and another vehicle, but left a gaping hole in the side of Ybor City’s landmark Columbia Restaurant. –TBO.com
It seems that a guy ran a red light, careened off another car, and crashed into the Gift Shop for the Columbia Restaurant on Sunday afternoon.
The [...]
By John on Feb 28, 2006 in Business, Family, Friends, Technology | 0 Comments
I ran through the upgrade process on my Mother’s blog. That went very well, but I was holding my breath as I upgraded the Deep Something blog. It is a significantly more complex site. However, the upgrade went very smoothly. There are one or two minor problems that will have to be corrected. I think I know how to resolve these fairly quickly tomorrow. There is a file uploader that I use for the photo gallery that isn’t working, so I’ll have to do some research on that. There is an option to it using the Flickr photo system, and there are plugins for that too.
By John on Feb 20, 2006 in Business, Culture, Family, Friends, Fun Stuff, General, Movies, Places, Tampa | 0 Comments
While I posted movie reviews (Date Movie, The Pink Panther), there has not been much else posted lately. I had a pretty bad couple of days related to work and my profession at the end of last week. I have also been busy with work, and the social calendar has been pretty full.