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Entries from August 2006
August 21, 2006
“Man will either be challenged or he will be entertained.”
The guy who ran Muncie’s Business incubator and helped Eric, Jeremy, and I jump start our business was arrested for trying to solicit a 14 year old online to have sex with him. So many things run through your mind when someone you know or once [...]
August 16, 2006
Panera Book Smuggling
This morning I went to Panera. I haven’t slept well lately and needed coffee to put some life into my blood. I managed to to eek out a smile at the girl behind the counter who was ready to take my order. Her hair was dyed purple and she sported a lip ring and a [...]
August 12, 2006
Cancer Results
Dad’s cancer results came back clear. They were able to get all of it out and do not need to perform radiation therapy. Praise God!
August 9, 2006
Why NOW is a good time to purchase Real Estate
“Are you giving away free basements?”
A woman asked me this question today (I work for a local homebuilder in sales). She and her husband have been to multiple builders in the area and have become accustomed to give aways. Another salesperson from our company actually had a customer try to convince her that prices will go [...]
August 9, 2006
Big Brother 7
I’ll admit it: I’m addicted. I have been following Big Brother 7 on CBS. It’s the all stars from previous seasons applying all of their manipulative powers into one action-packed season. Last night Janelle won the power of veto. But her antics took second place to the evil Dr. Will and his sidekick, Boogie. They [...]
August 8, 2006
Minor League team
I like Cuban’s idea to refine minor league sports. He suggests purchasing a minor league basketball team, recruiting guys from high school, and then negotiating payment from the NBA when one of the guys goes pro. I met a young lady once whose father runs a couple of ABA teams. She didn’t give me [...]
August 8, 2006
I’m Sorry
Erica and I had dinner at this great restaraunt called the Chart House in Daytona Beach. They printed our names on the menu, gave us a mouth-watering desert for free, and handed Erica a rose after the meal. It was beautiful. On our way out the door, an older couple stopped us. [...]
August 7, 2006
Cancer
My dad has cancer. We found out a week before my wedding. It started as an annoying sore on his tongue. When it continued to grow Dad was forced to have it checked out. He started with our dentist, who immediately set up an appointment for that afternoon with a specialist [...]
August 6, 2006
Cheap online tools to help you start your business
A magazine that I was reading the other day featured a list of cheap (and in some cases free) online tools to start your business :
www.emachineshop.com (light manufacturing)
cafepress.com (e-commerce, promotion)
associate-o-matic.com (online retail store)
mturk.com (market research)
openoffice.org (microsoft office)
pad2pad.com (custom circuit board)
salesforce.com (CRM software…we use this, it’s great!)
