The recession is over! Really??
Posted on September 20, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
June 1 2009 - the new groundhog day?
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has announced the Great Recession is over! Apparently the experts have decided it began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. I don’t know what to say other than “what??”.
Negative? Who? Me???
Posted on May 19, 2010 | By Christian | 1 Comment
Borrowed from BT Internet Rangers
I was talking with a buddy of mine who reads the Slacker Factor and he commented that he enjoys the blog and podcast, but he said he thought I was a bit negative at times. Maybe even bordering on angry on occasion. I certainly don’t view myself as angry. In fact I know for certain that today the sun came up, a puppy was born, and a baby took his first steps. So, life is great!
Unfortunately, Glenn Beck still sucks.
Nature? pffff! We could do better.
Posted on April 20, 2010 | By Patty Pino | No Comments
Mmmm...capitalism.
The new earth friendly pigs can now produce excrement without damaging the environment! Yaaay, we’re all saved by science!
…Since when the F@#$ have animals craping been BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT!!
p.s. as you might have guessed, in reality, the only environment being damaged are the confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which is a creepy story unto itself.
It seems to me like another finger in the dam of profit-streamlining living things AKA our food supply.
This has been an angry moment with-
Joe
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~pp
iPad Envy
Posted on April 14, 2010 | By Christian | No Comments
From "We Blog Cartoons"
Alright, I admit it. I have iPad envy… and its not because my iPhone is small. Well, maybe it is. Anyway, I was out the other night chilling with the family having some sushi and the table next to me of college kids had a new iPad and were showing it off. And damn! It is as cool as it looks on TV. I haven’t actually had the chance to hold one and play with it but it does look seriously cool.
One thing that can go away is the constant media attention to it. I can’t turn on the TV or radio without someone talking about iPad this or iPad that. Its everywhere! Which is probably why they have sold 500k of them already.
Does everyone who writes and article or has a blog feel compelled to write about the thing? Oh wait. Anyway, I don’t think I will be able to get a P.O. from the wife to get one anytime soon so I will have to learn to live with envy.
And my iPhone is not small.
I’m no George Clooney but…
Posted on March 5, 2010 | By bmasterson | No Comments
Brian Masterson?
Some think it’s all fun and games when traveling for business. Movies are made about it (Up in the Air, Airplane, the list goes on), books are written about it, and hundreds of stories are told at businesses all over the world. Different cities, different countries, new faces, new adventures. To be fair, I have traveled more than my share in my short time of business travel, and have visited hundreds of cities and towns around the world. I have visited friends halfway around the world, eaten interesting cuisine, seen some amazing things, and had my share of fun. Someday, I hope my children can experience the same things I have been able to experience.
There is another side of business travel that most either do not know about, or care to think about. The DARK SIDE of business travel. From sitting next to and meaninglessly chatting with the nameless (and sometimes smelly) faces on airplanes, to eating dinner on your own (again), getting lost because the GPS you rented is not working, driving through snow/ice, it’s not always glamorous as some folks think it is. Think about it in these terms – for a normal week long business trip, it takes about 6-8 hrs of preparation – setting up appointments, booking flights, finding hotels close to the meetings, booking car rentals, figuring out directions to each appointment. The list goes on. And this is PRIOR to you even leaving. Read more
