Posted in Miscellaneous on Mar 4th, 2008
I am on a business trip to Austin this week. Normally, when I travel I take some DVDs with me to watch on my computer while I wait at the airport or in the hotel. I have a lot of DVDs I received from Christmas I never got around to watching until I travel. This [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 27th, 2008
Its the middle of the week. Its cold. . Daydreaming about somewhere warm, and tropical…..like Hawaii.
Posted in Miscellaneous on Feb 7th, 2008
If you have kids under the age of 5, you know who Dora the Explorer is. For those who don’t know, Dora is a children’s cartoon, with Dora the Explorer teaching kids about the Spanish culture and language. I’ve been watching Dora for the past 5 years with my kids. Dora is not as big [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 9th, 2008
One week into the New Year, its time to make some resolutions for 2008. Generally, I don’t like making resolutions. Often times they are too ambitious, and resolutions have a negative reputation of breaking bad habits. I prefer making goals instead. Its more encouraging to pursue goals instead of breaking bad habits. Nevertheless, I will [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 7th, 2007
If you followed my tips on getting bank bonuses, you may have earned some extra money for the holidays. With that money, you can upgrade your gifts to your family and friends. Or you can treat yourself to something nice. Since my experiment with Black Friday shopping, I have confined my shopping to the Internet. [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 5th, 2007
I finished my focus group study on razors last week. I tested two razors over a one month period, and received $100. Not bad, but I did have to take BART into San Francisco twice which ate into my profits. It also took a month to get paid, but that was not a big deal [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Dec 1st, 2007
The day after Thanksgiving, also known as “Black Friday” is the busiest shopping day of the year. However, I have never participated in it. I could never figure out why anyone would want to leave their warm homes in the middle of the night to stand in line, in the freezing cold just to save [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Nov 9th, 2007
Cruising around the Net this week, I came across a few nostalgic things that made me think of things back in the day. Ms. Danielle has a post on images that remind her of her youth in the 80′s. Such things as the Cosby show, and Super Nintendo game console are things I could relate [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Nov 5th, 2007
I started my shaving focus group last week. As a part of the focus group, I will be evaluating a razor for 2 weeks by using it in my daily shaving. After 2 weeks I will return it, and evaluate another. At the end of the study I will have tested 3 razors. I do [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 24th, 2007
When you have your own personal blog, you have a platform to vent if something bothers you. I am going to vent about one of my pet peeves: people who are always late. I have always tried to be on time for my appointments. To me being on time, means being 10 minutes early. I [...]
