I am at the Graphing Social Patterns West here in San Diego. I am not alone. The fact that I am here makes me part of a group that can be monetized. I have a CPM. I am a CPM. I will pay you for your CPM. All told if there is more than […]

I have been a fan of Sony Vaio laptops for ten years. They used to be thin, light, fast and filled with good apps. But, after ten years the affair is over. Sony customer service told me, in so many words, I am not a valued customer. My SZ230 had recurring power problems…and for $800 […]

I can fly right through a speech or blog with the right topic. The other day someone asked me how I come up with great speech and blog topics. I told them that the blogs that interest me are often the topics that stimulate my thinking and actions. So writing about these same topics may […]

I am in the people business. I enjoy building and running winning teams of people. What amazes me is the number of people who have wanted me to hire them that show up for work/life unprepared. Of course, they have a pretty resume and all sorts of credentials. Their references are seemingly impeccable. Oh they […]

Tuesday November 6th, 2007 is a mid-term election date. These elections mostly revolve around local government positions and issues. Some would feel these are insignificant and choose not to participate. But, if you don’t vote you have no right to complain about the government decisions you don’t like, no matter how much […]

Organization and efficiency in the kitchen is must. No successful chef can operate in chaos and disorder. There is a French term for it - Mise en place [miz eñ ‘plass]. Literally translated it means, “setting in place”. In the cooking world it is thought of having “everything in place”, doing all possible prep […]

So the President wants to save people that believe buying a home is their right as an American citizen. Save people from a myth? These are the things that any home buyer had to consider…Home loans are a financial instrument that enriches banks, investors, and financial institutions. Why else would the government subsidize lending by […]