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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 22nd, 2007
There are many benefits of napping. Among its benefits are:
Decreases risk of heart disease
Rejuvenates mind and body, increases concentration and productivity
Safe energy boost
I am a firm believer of napping. Working from home makes it easier to do, but there is a fine line between a good power nap and too much of a good thing. [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 18th, 2007
I previously wrote about a website called FindFocusgroups. Find Focus Groups is a site where you can find all the opportunities in your area to participate in surveys or focus groups and get paid for it. You can easily apply online for all the focus groups you qualify for, and they will contact you if [...]
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous on Oct 9th, 2007
Last week I got together with 4 other friends to celebrate one of our friend’s 42nd birthday. We went to Izzy’s Steaks and Chops in San Ramon. This is not going to be a post on one of my favorite topics, fine dining. I will just say this about my meal at Izzy’s, excellent. The original [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 10th, 2007
If you have young toddler age kids, especially girls, you know who Dora the Explorer is. You probably watch Dora about 20 times a day. Since I am home with my daughter much of the day, I get to watch Dora about 40 times a day. Here is a funny video of Dora being scolded by [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 7th, 2007
Food has been on my mind a lot lately due to watching a lot of food network. I’m still thinking about the fine meal at the Pacific’s Edge in Carmel a few weeks ago. On that trip to Carmel, I also had a good breakfast at the hotel. I had eggs benedict, which I enjoy a [...]
