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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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Target Store Policy: Minimum Service

May 28th, 2008 ·

It is a Wednesday morning and I walk into Target carrying 2 kids under the age of 3. I need a new battery for my running watch so proceed to the Watches counter. Nobody was there so I pushed the button and received an automated message that someone would be there in 60 seconds. I […]

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Obama for Change

May 20th, 2008 ·

46:56 - 5.03 miles
This is an interesting campaign. Watching the speech below is refreshing to hear someone with such charisma, passion, and knowledge of the English language. His message is clear: time for change. While he may not have a detailed layout of how he will accomplish specific objectives, in reality, he doesn’t have that […]

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Burned Out On The Job?

May 19th, 2008 ·

Here is an interesting story on CNN.com about signs to determine if you are having a bad day on the job or just burnt out. It is something I have been asking myself with my own company. Business is going well, so why do I continuously get the “don’t care” feeling? Even trying to wrap […]

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