in love with a girl… August 26, 2008

okay, okay, not really…but kinda really ;)
I FOUND MY NEW ANTHEM!
some songs simply have superpowers. when it airs on the radio it puts you in a trance…a trance that mindlessly induces you hand to turn up the volume…a trance that prevents you from getting out of the car after you reached your destination because you [...]

dripping with symbolism August 24, 2008

saw this on a blog where someone used a keyword that i programmed into my google alerts. thought it was cute, so i am taking it for an abbreviated personalized spin. interesting how the different questions did not bring me to the same dimension…or did it?)
if i where a …… i would be …..:

month: january
day [...]

speaking in google tongues August 21, 2008

recently i have been getting glowing reviews for my multi-lingual talents. *whispers* and without even opening a book or paying for a brain transplant. the following are the responses i get from buddies and strangers roaming the internet jungle when i “communicate” with them in their mother tongue:
“hehehehe, beautiful! i see u r becoming a [...]

“no matter how hard you scrub, there is still this orange film that does not go away…” August 20, 2008

last week we published our newsletter and included a list of flood related grants, low interest loans, and tactical resources as reference for our area’s individuals, businesses and communities affected by the iowa flooding this summer. click here to view this info (and let me know if you know of more resources.)
even though several weeks [...]

postcards from [tech] heaven August 8, 2008

so i stumbleupon.com this site called scrapblog.com.
the interface is a little clunky, the options a little limiting, but look at the end result!
this is the damage that one person can do in about 20 minutes :D
mhmm…some trouble with embedding the video box. so turn on your sound, and click here for the link to the [...]

lessons learned from a little red envelope August 7, 2008

3) you can change your mind about shorting a new shtick: 5 years ago the business school buzz was that this neflix business model would not be able to compete with blockbuster, movielink and pay per view. now look, i too am in the fold!
2) insurance premium against movie tress pases is high: there is [...]

the best RAGBRAI ever… August 7, 2008

…in the history of Tama-Toledo :)
two people in the community was especially articulate in defining our long-term success after we hosted the longest, oldest, biggest bicycle marathon in the US july 23 & 24.
an advisory board memeber commented this week at the wrap up:
“this is the biggest thing that has happened for the community in [...]

i dream of…dubai? August 5, 2008

i am one of those renegades who “just wanna quickly see” cnbc segments when co-channel surfing with well adjusted people. no prizes for guessing that this picture below would justifiably prompt me to wrestle someone to the ground for remote control domination to learn more. where could i possibly be learning this despicable behavior? c-span? [...]

i am boycotting boycotts August 5, 2008

a dramatic endgame. of cause it would be a media darling! beijing olympic games boycott. dunkin donuts boycott. and sometimes it happens quietly in your own back yard. i have no problem with this as a fundamental and deep rooted strategy to directly target facilitating change in how an enterprise conduct themselves. nor do i [...]

advanced manufacturing of man power August 3, 2008

:) i like this poster on so many levels.