Times are tough. People are out of work, savings have evaporated. But you know what really gets me? Here’s my two newest things that really bug me.
1. The term “Toxic Assets”. If they are toxic, they are not assets- they are liabilities. If they were assets, they would not be [...]

So MollyGear did really well this year.  We had record sales, even in a down economy.
But it really hasn’t taken hold.  So what do we do?  Lower our margins?  Ship our manufacturing oversees to lower prices and try to cater to the antiquated brick-and-mortar crowd?  Expand our product line to more clothing?
Or, do we continue [...]

I wrote previously that I was against the federal bailout of the big three auto makers.  My opinion hasn’t changed, and I was glad to see our congressional leaders push back on the auto makers.  Even if they end up loaning them money, at least it didn’t go without asking the right questions.
So last week [...]

I will admit it.  I was supportive of the financial “bail out” of Wall Street.  Why?  Because it isn’t just Wall Street.  I have a house, I have a 401k, and I have hopes of a bright future and a continued career.  The financial markets are the underpinnings to all of that.  It surprised me [...]

There is nothing that makes me more uncomfortable than when someone tells me “Then we will have you talk for 30 minutes”.
I really don’t like the idea of filling up time just to fill up time.  I would much prefer if the assignment was “Then we will have you explain your topic…  Please don’t take [...]

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Customer Service is the college kid on the other end of the line each time I call Qwest. In reality, nearly every job involves serving a customer–not just those serving the traditional customer. The customers for the internal IT department are the other [...]

Do people really save money shopping at Wal-Mart, or do they just buy more crap?

The other day, the family was out shopping. The baby was asleep, I was grumpy, Dylan was bored, and Amber couldn’t find the right pair of shoes. Pretty much a normal weekend event.
Then Dylan yells out “I have to go POTTTTTYYYYYY!!!!”
Sometimes you don’t get much warning. We were near the Lowe’s I [...]

I have been traveling a lot for work lately. I don’t mind it most of the time, its nice to see new places. What I don’t like about travel is dealing with airlines.
I understand that certain problems are unavoidable such as weather. Other problems can be improved, and should be. I am stuck in [...]

I have been thinking a lot about ideas. In entrepreneurship, some people keep their ideas secret. Others tell everyone about them. I think telling people is a better way to go, as it makes you accountable for following through. But an idea is pretty worthless by itself.
I believe opportunity is [...]