The Missus says I start a lot of sentences with that word, and apparently it’s a thing nerds do while we’re figuring out what we’re going to say next or doing some quick subconscious fact checking.
Makes sense, because I don’t do it when I type.
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John Mellencamp was writing songs that really were about America and uniquely American. Isn’t it weird how these guys lose their real insight when they try to be insightful?
I was bitten by several ants over the weekend. I think a spider may have been involved too based on the amount of swelling I have. Here’s a guide to treating bites. Of course, I’m not following any of this until I lose control of my facilities, but it’s a good resource.
I keep up with technology, but I’m usually a little late to enter the market on gadgets. I usually prefer to wait to see what kind of devices spring up from competition. In this case, I’m waiting on the Android Hero from Sprint (low cost) instead of jumping onto the iPhone and being forced into a contract with AT&T. Turns out, they may be happy at least one high bandwidth user didn’t sign up with them.
In addition to these issues, Strand Consult also notes that the iPhone only attracts a limited market segment and one in which customers already were heavy data users…so they’re not actually bringing in that much new revenue via their iPhone data plans. Meanwhile, flat rate data plans mean that the “high data consumption results in high production costs without the corresponding increased revenue.”
A Democrat challenger to Obama in 2012?
I’d like to see a Colbert/Stewart/Olberman run for the office of Triumvirate. At least it would be funny.
I’ve read a lot of stuff
I’m still debating the Nike Free
Via Instapundit, an article on how Florida’s government is driving away residents and businesses with oppressive taxes. Well, yeah…isn’t that what happens when you run things like a government?
Luckily, there’s at least someone in the State Legislature who wants to run Florida like a business with things like cost-benefit analysis. For politicians, that usually means “how much will it cost the tax payers for me to get the benefit of votes in the next election?”
We shall see.
So the big move is (halfway) over, but I’m still not feeling like we actually live here yet. However, I’ve noticed several things that are the same and many that are different:
Same
- Rain during rugby practice means only 7 people show up.
- The club is trying to find a lighted field for practice
Different
- No hills
- No RSS feed for the local paper
- Not many people on Twitter
- Haven’t heard anyone mention firing the coach of the local college football team yet.
- Property taxes are higher.
- Sales tax is lower.
- There is a beach.
- No red light cameras
The media is once again distorting facts, this time about President Obama making triple bogey while golfing.
Let’s set the record straight. The foursome he was playing in took 19 strokes on the par 4 hole collectively. Once the strokes were redistributed amongst the four gentleman they all scored the hole as a par.
Out of fairness, the remaining three strokes were cut up and distributed to secret service agents, a greens keeper, and a chick driving a beer cart. These strokes will be applied to their next round of golf without penalty provided they are used before November 30, 2009. After that they will go to the public kitty where amateur golfers playing on the nations public courses will be charged with one penalty stroke or pay an 1% luxury tax on their greens fees for the 2010 tax year.
What’s important is that the economy, the climate, and 8 baby seals were all rescued in the process.
Because 15% is 15%. It’s only two bucks, and will ensure that you get slow service wherever you use it.
Suggestion…make a key chain version. Or an iPhone App.
I don’t keep up with baseball anymore, but Michael Silence brought my attention to an unassisted triple play over the weekend.
When you’ve had an athletic career as long and decorated as mine (I’ll pause for you to finish laughing) that’s been so well documented (again, laughter) it’s sad to say the highlight, if it can be called that, occurred as a five year old in tee-ball. Yeah, I turned an unassisted triple play in tee-ball. You have to remember that when we were kids the only real rule difference between baseball and tee-ball was the tee itself.
I was playing shortstop and there were runners on 1st and 2nd. I ran into the space (is it really the “outfield” in T-ball?) to catch a pop up as the runners were heading to 3rd and 2nd. Luckily, I understood the rules of baseball at an early age, even though these poor kids didn’t. So all I had to do was run over and step on 2nd and tag the runner coming from first (h kept running right for me). Voila! Triple play!
If you played for “the orange team”–we didn’t have a sponsor–you may remember it. However, you were only 5 or 6 years old, so I’ll forgive you for forgetting.
Trace Sharp has gone to work for Mike McWherter’s campaign.
Whether you agree with his positions on the issues or not, it’s cool that at least one candidate sees the value in putting a well known and internet savvy pundit to work to help their campaign.
My sources are telling me that Mabel’s campaign is refusing comment and focusing on damage control.
I want to gradulate Corrine Brown on her successful appearance on Jacksonville radio this morning. I only wish there was video to go with this. She really needs her own morning show.
Part I, PartII, Part III, Part IV
I’m not able to decode many of her “answers” into anything that even approach a complete thought, but there on some new terms, questions, and turn of phrase introduced in this discussion:
- “That’s a one singer…we provide that service”
- “How come your state dead last?”
- “The grass need to be cut..that’s what stimulate the economy and get us rollin'”
- “It’s really no one bullet answer.”
- “…cars that are more environmental conscious.”
I really hope she runs for Senate so I’ll have an opportunity to vote against her.
Not the Security and Exchange Commission–I’ll straighten them out next week. I’m talking about the Southeastern Conference.
Now, these are just the simple-minded observations from someone with absolutely no formal training in marketing:
- If someone is excited about your product and wants to talk about it, you should be happy.
- If someone is excited about your product and wants to talk about it, you should encourage them.
- No matter who you are, you have bigger PR problems than someone who is excited about your product telling the world about it.
Michael Silence has been diligent in covering their decision to threaten bloggers, Tweeple, people with phones, and YouTubers, and you can get a ton of information on this from him and others.