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Stay Home Visit the Theater

July 18th, 2008 ·

As with many people that have young kids, I don’t get to go to the movie theater much anymore. Before having kids, I watched the points on my Movie Watcher card rack up like the national debt. Growing up I watched movies almost everyday and one of my first jobs in Colorado was running a […]

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Naming a Company

July 18th, 2008 ·

I have 2 new business ventures in the development phase and I have been thinking about what to name them. My thoughts on this have always been to go with something that is vaguely specific. A catchy name that says what the company does, but is not too specific that it restricts future growth. Another […]

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Many Trees Look Alike

June 3rd, 2008 ·

1:02:05 - 6 miles
I woke up at 6a on the outskirts of Atlanta to take in a morning run. The elevation is about 4,000 feet lower, humidity is higher, and the paths are plentiful. I spent 45 minutes running and admiring the houses and trees, then realized I didn’t know where I was. Around every […]

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Count the votes?

May 30th, 2008 ·

I’m a little confused on why there is debate as to whether to count Florida and Michigan’s votes. The states were told that if you break the rules and move the primaries, that they would not count. Instead of listening to their own parties’ rules, they held their primaries earlier. Penalize them.
If the penalty is […]

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Apple of my Eye

May 29th, 2008 ·

31:01 - 3.76 miles
In one day I experienced ridiculous service and then extraordinary service. The place that provide such amazing service:
The Apple Store
This is a company that understands how to connect and make people pull out their wallets. First, they listen to their customers and then act. Second, they hire people who want to work […]

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