tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74137664678229164402012-02-16T18:11:17.249-06:00Ideas can change the world!Michaelnoreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-59743417587944878182011-09-02T14:18:00.001-05:002011-09-02T14:19:02.487-05:00

A Time magazine article "The New Greatest Generation" recently pointed out the US Army's operation order structure works well in many situations. The acronym SMESC or the Sergeant Major Eats Sugar Cookies stands for Situation, Mission, Execution, Support, Command If you are giving a presentation that lays out an action plan, you can use the same structure. It has 5 parts:     Situation: What’s

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-18299958417967731972011-07-16T01:23:00.016-05:002011-07-16T01:55:48.581-05:00

Americans love football. And what's even better is a hard fought struggle where the underdog with a severe disadvantage... but with heart, courage and determination inches past the favored team to victory. Football fans have always loved the underdog because of those displays of personal fortitude and teamwork. The Jets winning Superbowl III is one many remember. I recall a game last year...

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-52530140444891217462011-07-10T15:48:00.004-05:002011-07-12T17:08:37.780-05:00

It is certainly true that an education system is the engine that drives an economy in innovation and technology. But for more than 100 years... the majority of the "educated" have been indoctrinated into being good worker bees. This is the Prussian model. It's been in the US for over 100 years and promoted by the government as well as the globalists behind the scenes. Another method, that dates

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-78694159582906706602011-07-07T14:50:00.001-05:002011-07-10T15:49:53.497-05:00

Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. A Ninja was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations. The ninja, using covert methods of waging war, were contrasted with the samurai, who had strict rules

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-48246092241079300382011-06-15T00:02:00.000-05:002011-06-15T00:02:29.570-05:00

A free market alternative to trash disposal... this is cleverly referred  to as a Muffin Monster (check out the case studies) A new source of energy... the energy catalyzer The energy catalyzer was demonstrated publicly for first time on the 14th January 2011. According to its inventor Andrea Rossi it has a closed reactor of steel that is loaded with nickel powder plus secret catalysts and

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-83435555240898744742011-05-02T16:00:00.000-05:002011-05-02T16:00:47.760-05:00

A house that transforms into a fortress.  The author of the article might not think the United States need a safe house... but with the growing police state. This house just might be perfect for the next 10-20 years. I doubt it could withstand more than a few Hellfire missiles from those harmless airborne drones being given to the local police forces.. Safe House transform into Impenetrable

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-11449922663597821852011-05-02T14:04:00.000-05:002011-05-02T14:04:59.302-05:00

In December I pointed out Silver was the Best Investment of 2011. At the time Silver was around $28. In January it dropped a bit... into the $26s and then began to launch. So, if you bought in the $26-28 range is it time to run? Is Silver a bubble about to pop? Check out these charts... the Dow vs. Silver If you look at the chart to the right. Silver hit a 27 year support in 2007... and yet

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-1445187701414216622011-04-28T15:39:00.002-05:002011-04-28T16:05:40.106-05:00

Economics is getting fashionable thanks to Econ Stories. Keynes advocates War to boost the economy and Hayek counters with bottom up entrepreneurship! I'd say Hayek's logic wins hands down! And the first Keynes vs. Hayek... still awesome.

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-59426037382949363542011-04-26T16:31:00.005-05:002011-07-15T22:49:26.512-05:00

 This past week a popular restaurant in town that had just opened up not six months before... and was very popular, closed it's doors. Restaurants seem to be popping up and disappearing faster than ever... and older establishments are just disappearing. The restaurant business is getting extremely difficult and with the rising commodity prices and inflation starting to rear it's ugly head,

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-72639446252946904542011-04-24T16:29:00.003-05:002011-04-24T16:54:48.640-05:00

Comment: This is a reprint from another blog post which I linked at the bottom. But a story that needs to be told in regard to how the medical industry has been corrupted by rules and regulation to the point that it has become a crisis.  Today, we are constantly being told, the United States faces a health care crisis. Medical costs are too high, and health insurance is out of reach of the

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-40366365999907802102011-04-15T03:41:00.001-05:002011-04-15T03:42:43.878-05:00

A revolutionary car motor. A dramatic increase in efficiency and a dramatic decrease in weight. Engine sends shock waves through Industry Ideas don't always need to lead to products. Some just make living life better. Choosing and using your words can make the difference. Powerful stuff! The water powered car... a gallon of water... any water even tea acts as fuel. The skin gun. Burns

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-42288094317058324382011-04-09T20:06:00.001-05:002011-04-09T20:08:06.915-05:00

Just to let everyone know that every wonderful idea isn't always as wonderful as it might first appear... especially if there are politicians promoting it. A recent article on GM's Volt pointed out it isn't so efficient after all... and may in fact be less efficient than a gasoline powered car. Volt: Isn't as Green as you might imagine And then there is Top Gear's experience with a Tesla. At

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-10534749641106391062011-04-08T22:49:00.000-05:002011-04-08T22:49:09.838-05:00

There is always another solution when it comes to problems... and it's within our own minds... not some political policy that our salvation rests. Check out this motor... it blows away the old idea of what a motor looks like and how it performs. New Car Engine Sends Shock Waves through the Industry

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-72636367560328640682011-04-08T14:35:00.000-05:002011-04-08T14:35:21.440-05:00

I'm always interested in creativity and efficiency and this is just one I couldn't pass up. Twenty-four rooms in only 344 sq. ft!

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-67336783976309260152011-04-05T16:37:00.000-05:002011-04-05T16:37:53.595-05:00

Interesting view and something to be rationally considered.

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-22264323303007079172011-03-31T15:25:00.000-05:002011-03-31T15:25:59.987-05:00

The broken window fallacy is the basic form of explaining modern Keynesian economics... and why it doesn't work. 

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-73274005507388124702011-03-28T23:29:00.005-05:002011-03-29T10:17:28.383-05:00

I'm no fan of the 60 Minutes' journalism... but this one is pretty simple. The US government is chasing money, jobs and companies away from America. And it's only getting worse... 10 facts about Corporate Taxes Like most things... in Washington DC. Americans are the last people considered. Regardless of Republicans or Democrats. Our politicians work for foreign corporations. Here's a much

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-68199742154337179582011-03-05T16:03:00.000-06:002011-03-05T16:03:12.724-06:00

Another inspiring story to pay attention to... I think this offers more than just hope... it's the solution. People taking things into their own hands and making it better in every direction. Detroit used to be the shinning city on the hill. The most brilliant and bright shinning star of the free market and capitalism (the free market definition) in the USA. When you looked at Detroit in those

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-49362222912669368532011-02-24T02:43:00.000-06:002011-02-24T02:43:04.096-06:00

A recent interview with Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems fame. He discusses something called "Curriki" This idea may change everything in education these days, not only for home-schoolers but especially cash strapped schools. With the price of books in the $100s have web free access to learning materials could revolutionize the cost and maintenance generally associated with yearly turnover of

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-30438493415179665882011-01-17T21:55:00.000-06:002011-01-17T21:55:54.031-06:00

The power of twitter explained... this is one bit of information to pay attention to. Businesspeople better wrap their brain around this concept because it could be a serious way to affect business... positively or negatively. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-12781179364754562042011-01-15T14:59:00.003-06:002011-01-17T22:28:32.083-06:00

This idea comes from an article I found on the web Revolutionary Ideas come from Ridiculous Questions Some of the questions the author points out: What if I met everyone with my same name? What if I said "Yes!" to everything? What if everyone in Seattle read the same book? Now these are just three, but the stories behind these questions reveal how just taking a few moments to consider a

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-1586138275155247202011-01-14T00:52:00.004-06:002011-01-21T12:55:11.834-06:00

The only real natural resource we can't do without is the mind. Although we hear of threats of scarcity all the time it's really just another opportunity for us to recognize someone's bright idea. Here's just a few I've found in a quick search... on a whim. Using roads to generate electricity Piezoelectric Power Generation A water powered battery Lighting solution for the third world

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-79974859956297585972011-01-05T16:05:00.003-06:002011-01-10T15:05:44.636-06:00

If you happen to come across Malcolm Gladwell's first book Tipping Point, you will find it an excellent introspective into why things go from a great idea among a very few people into a movement of the masses. The second chapter in the book is called Connectors, Mavens and Salesmen. It's about the people that make it happen. If you haven't read it, your in luck, I'm going to give you a brief

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-81685979823270430562011-01-04T02:54:00.001-06:002011-03-30T10:56:49.410-05:00

It certainly has worked for politicians! They've been using it for a long time... in 1913 it sure worked to get the 16th Amendment passed. It worked in the 30's, the 40's and the 50's... and here we are again... only lets take a little closer look at what actually happen. Poll: Tax the Rich!  61% say tax the rich to balance the budget. In 1913, there was no income taxes. People were told they

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-29656236610599892352011-01-03T13:43:00.006-06:002011-03-30T20:49:21.506-05:00

With the coming of 2011, the battered small business sector has even more to contend with. Thousands of new laws and requirements have been concocted mainly by lobbyists paid for by larger corporations to corner the market and raise the barriers of competition. Just like on January 1st 2010, thousands of new laws are on the books. It sure pays to be politically "well connected"! The good news is

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-88823244946817540662010-12-27T09:17:00.004-06:002011-01-17T14:06:55.624-06:00

This is a awesome idea! One I've been looking for for a while. Barter economy avoids long arm of the law - LewRockwell.com I wanted to know more! So I went to the website! What exactly is a time bank? The following video points out many of the advantages... it also points out many of the problems we've been introduced to via the current monetary and government model we've adopted over the

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-19349222993055486132010-12-27T08:56:00.003-06:002010-12-29T14:33:50.438-06:00

It is generally accepted that fiat currencies always fail. In all of history they have and it's pretty clear nothing has changed. The USA adopted a fiat currency by Presidential decree in 1971. Who would have thought we would have let  Richard Nixon make such an important decision and not question it... Since 1913 we've had the Federal Reserve slowly devaluing the dollar, we've lost about 96% of

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-71531521403666639192010-12-25T00:14:00.017-06:002011-04-06T13:43:46.468-05:00

For me, this one is very simple! Physical Silver! And to a lesser extent, Gold. With the governments around the world teetering on collapse and in the US, numerous municipalities, states and even the federal government running head long into bankruptcy... this can only boost the run towards something safe. 2011 may be the year we see the end of the EU and the Euro. And with all the secret

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-9310010820451603522010-12-22T10:45:00.003-06:002010-12-22T11:05:40.621-06:00

Small business people tend, to a large degree, to care about their community and generally operate within the law*. Unfortunately, large corporations are very much, the opposite. Those who live on the Gulf Coast... or in Alaska... or anywhere near a refinery, pipeline or petrochemical plant may understand this entirely too well. Multinational oil companies operate above the law or just disregard

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-32825334105890276092010-12-19T09:18:00.001-06:002010-12-19T09:19:53.317-06:00

Contrary to popular belief slavery is alive and well. And if you don't believe me... I plan to give you more information than just a statement. What the bigger message is... is that liberty is something worth fighting for and the system we call our government, in the form of our system of justice specifically, has been corrupted to the point that slavery is once again acceptable. Slavery is

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-23742242321006260822010-12-17T06:50:00.005-06:002011-01-11T21:18:59.863-06:00

In 2006 I was a regular part-time daytrader. I had a day job so I didn't make allot of trades but I did use a six figure margin account I had established with one of the well known brokerages. When 2007 rolled around, I got cold feet and got out. I likened my feeling to looking out over a bay... feeling a strong breeze from the West and seeing the sailboats with their sails unfurled ... sailing

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-42972253310519143662010-12-01T19:34:00.001-06:002011-01-10T15:34:16.325-06:00

Many States are bound by laws that make it impossible for them maintain budget deficits. However, that hasn't stopped them from promising money they don't have. It has become increasingly clear that states have created another fiscal problem very much similar to what EU Nations are facing. Currently the books say states are behind by about $1 Trillion but a more reasonable estimate is $3.2

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-38748021926881717712010-11-17T20:53:00.002-06:002010-12-27T14:35:32.067-06:00

When the rest of the world wallowed in misery, wars and striffe during the late 1800's. America grew into a powerhouse. This on the back of a Civil War. Unfortunately, this threatened the elite's control. Our capitalist system became a target and over the last 100 years America has moved from a free market economy to a government controlled socialistic model. Capitalism in common terms today is

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-77806936151333103712010-11-16T18:22:00.008-06:002011-01-01T14:09:28.116-06:00

This is really scary stuff. And if your investments are in dollars... you may want to think very hard about what is being said.With 40 or so countries currently tied to the dollar the effects of the dollar aren't being seen at home but the edges are fraying overseas. These countries are in effect, holding the dollar up... Ben Bernacke June 2009 "The Fed will not monetize the debt!" What is

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-11285368806171582522010-11-11T07:38:00.001-06:002010-11-14T10:17:01.192-06:00

A problem isn't necessarily a "problem", it could be a challenge or it could just be an opportunity. Let's consider football for a moment. The team with the ball is presented with a "problem" getting the ball to the end-zone.  Staying within the constraints of the rules, a team endeavors to succeed and solve the problem. This is an example of creative problem solving! Everyone expected a "Hut

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-12521680411836747882010-11-10T18:20:00.004-06:002010-11-12T13:40:51.845-06:00

For nearly 100 years the richest have finagled backroom deals so common in the halls of Congress these days. The Welfare lines are very long for the long list of corporations and business interests that have asked the government for help in keeping their business afloat. The most popular to point out these days is the financial industry with the TARP bailout... but in all honesty TARP really

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-38452233996077334272010-11-05T15:25:00.001-05:002010-11-08T11:48:03.964-06:00

I don't mean to be putting out too much bad news.. Remember, bad news can also mean opportunity! So there are a ton of opportunities in this landscape. Remember "Buy low, sell high!" After recently reading "Bright-Sided", I must also say I am aware more than ever how being positive can be just as dangerous as being negative. The productive path is being realistic. And far too long have many just

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-64509056329023055172010-11-01T10:17:00.003-05:002010-11-05T02:31:15.342-05:00

Regardless of one's beliefs or background... this is something to spend time watching and understanding. Everybody is effected by this. If one has money in the bank, a retirement account, insurance, a 401k... or does business with any financial institution they would certainly want to know this information. This is one of nine segments. Approximately 75 min total. (A link to the next segment

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-65379946045148276692010-10-28T15:35:00.001-05:002010-10-28T15:37:42.938-05:00

Modern business runs on innovation, wise decision making, cooperation and timing. Obviously the speed at which this is done can be advantageous. But speed isn't always the most important thing... Yes in warfare, in sports and in a very competitive business environment it is, but what may be important to most is doing things better tomorrow than was done yesterday... Or better next month than last

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-76700842589898236112010-10-26T14:12:00.002-05:002010-11-02T17:09:04.693-05:00

"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist." ~John Maynard Keynes I am not a expert in economics but I

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-12105117233033643272010-10-23T14:22:00.006-05:002010-11-08T09:41:19.035-06:00

 With the economy struggling... no matter which political view you espouse to, it's easy to fall victim to all the negative news that's out there. Some might be pessimistic but hopeful while others are downright gloomy. I just wanted to have a spot to round it all up in so I'm designating this the Gloom Zone. Be warned, some of this information serves a particular purpose or agenda. You have to

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-42059543945848702482010-10-23T14:15:00.001-05:002010-10-23T14:17:34.631-05:00

Manufacturing in the United States is shrinking! It's no doubt that our manufacturing base, a segment that used to provide more than 25% of our economy is being shipped off to foreign shores. It's just above 10% of the economy today and much of that is related to government. But there are still some left!  Linda G. has found some American made products! (this was a response to iconic products no

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-22347274586804128902010-10-21T22:27:00.002-05:002010-10-21T22:37:50.109-05:00

To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, subtract things everyday. ~Lao Tsu As important as it is to learn new things sometimes it's just as important to unlearn things. This is a video of one of the founders of 37 Signals, David Heineimeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, given to students of the Stanford MBA Program. (58 min) It's entitled "Unlearn your MBA" and I

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-83985810835978048232010-10-20T19:56:00.004-05:002010-10-26T23:45:53.798-05:00

Warning... this blog is under construction. You may need to come back because I'm adding more as I go along. OK... here's one for the Halloween party! A Question: Two and a half billion people live on less than two dollars a day, the average annual income for the world is about $8,700. Yet the median income in the USA is over $47,000! Why is the average American so rich? Ask people! The answers

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-72523996494803572472010-10-20T17:31:00.010-05:002010-11-12T13:46:56.338-06:00

"The embargo is expanding” beyond Japan, said one of the three rare earth industry officials, all of whom insisted on anonymity for fear of business retaliation by Chinese authorities.  This from an article entitled "China said to Widen it's Embargo of Minerals" in the New York Times. China mines 95 percent of the world’s rare earth elements, which have broad commercial and military

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-50836736740632725712010-10-19T15:59:00.001-05:002010-10-21T18:57:50.029-05:00

1971 was not just one of those years... It was the beginning of the new rules of money according to Robert Kiyosaki. It became very clear with the introduction of what would later be called a 401k in 1974. The old rules of money had been around for a long time but they had been showing some signs... they weren't working so well. I can't explain it any better, listen to Robert Kiyosaki. Robert

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-15226027714403203672010-10-16T18:01:00.001-05:002010-10-26T14:21:11.761-05:00

New ideas can move mountains. Just look at what products such as cell phones have done over the past twenty years. However, as powerful as an idea can be... restrictions to those ideas can be just as great. Today, there is somewhere near 1 billion cell phones in existence yet not one cell phone is manufactured in the United States. A country that at one time used to be the pinnacle in

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-53666192307681694782010-10-13T22:05:00.002-05:002010-10-26T14:19:09.222-05:00

I put together and did a speech to a local group on a very interesting book I found at the library. It caught my attention right off the bat because the cover exclaims... WORK SUCKS!  Indeed, many can identify with this... so my compliments to the one's who thought the title up. The book discusses a new type of management technique. Much like the one discussed by General Paul Van Riper in my

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-30546317064236999252010-10-13T19:12:00.000-05:002010-10-13T19:12:48.912-05:00

I stumbled across this and boy...it really blew my mind how relevant this information could be. This could indeed be a very important discovery! I have wondered why some things motivate some people and why others just don't seem that motivated at all...and then a certain situation transpires and they flip. This definitely gave me some new insight. There are people that perceive the present as

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-10296923978281567992010-10-13T13:04:00.001-05:002010-10-13T22:16:05.636-05:00

That doesn't sound very healthy but it is the essence of what made America great. Most leaders don't realize the power they have within their grasp and I believe that is going to change. This is going to be a very healthy change. And one that could ignite an entirely new era that may very well recognize the principles that this country was founded on. Unfortunately, it will probably change

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-27402128687069146552010-02-28T07:17:00.003-06:002010-02-28T16:50:16.648-06:00

The words that would make anyone cringe when heard: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." It's unfortunate, but like the local mafia that promises "protection", you can't just head over to the local Don to complain when the "protection" promised doesn't happen. The government may have started with the best of intentions but has failed miserably to deliver on it's promises. Health care

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-54229380800174428262010-02-25T23:45:00.004-06:002010-02-26T00:04:25.119-06:00

What is going to save us in the economy we are facing? Simple! Innovation and entrepreneurial spirit... and staying as far away from the federal government as possible! Local small business to the rescue! The heart of America! It's always been that way! And that's not just shop owner's, and people tinkering around with new inventions in their garage...It's everyone! Your not too old, Colonel

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-62929088430356600962010-02-24T00:09:00.002-06:002010-02-25T07:25:56.283-06:00

Farmville, if your unfamiliar, is the most popular game on Facebook with 118 million downloads and 27 million playing daily. But there might be more to this trend then just playing a game. There might be a huge business opportunity. In the current business environment businesspeople have to be frugal with their money. Small family farmers have always been that type. One year of bad weather or

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-12227014192533805562010-02-23T02:09:00.002-06:002010-02-24T00:12:44.289-06:00

I'm no lawyer. I refuse to be something that low. Leaches, ticks and parasites do need something to look down on... so I suppose they are necessary. For my lawyer friends... you know I'm just kidding right... Unfortunately we have allowed lawyers to hammer their existence into everything in our lives. I point this out from two differnet speakers that recently spoke to the TED conference in San

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-86504253384375578462010-02-22T19:44:00.001-06:002010-02-22T19:46:49.647-06:00

A former NASA rocket engineer may have a solution to the massive and costly electrical grid upgrades necessary to keep American society living and working. Some have said over the next 20 years the United States will have to invest over $1 Trillion in infrastructure to maintain it. But hold it ....what about no grid at all!! The man behind the new business idea is K.R. Sridhar. His idea is

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-29105623113033878672010-02-21T20:37:00.002-06:002010-02-21T21:01:26.656-06:00

Everybody loves to throw out a few predictions... I've already started the year off with flying colors... way back in September I picked the New Orleans Saints as my Superbowl winner... and sure enough, just as I predicted, they came thru for me! Well, here's a few guesses, in my opinion, from the "experts" ...they might get a few of these right... but I tend to believe they put these kind of

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-6678450090580344342010-02-21T19:21:00.001-06:002010-02-21T19:26:16.093-06:00

I'm not a big fan of government statistics... in 2007-08 I was keenly watching the Treasury receipts for signs of the downturn... I knew it was coming...and after a few months I had to realize to save each report as it came out... because it was apparent that they were not only issuing new reports each month but going back and changing previous months reports so as the information would appear

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-27878123515805856062010-02-20T13:57:00.001-06:002010-02-20T14:00:39.712-06:00

There's a million and one new ideas out there for new businesses. As times change, the environment changes and people change which means there's always new opportunities and new markets to be addressed. It takes someone who looks at things a bit differently from the rest... not someone just going thru the motions of everyday life... but thinking and anticipating what people may need today or

Michaelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413766467822916440.post-47255934613093855712010-02-19T19:57:00.001-06:002010-02-19T23:22:54.358-06:00

Apparently in a style only reserved for Rock Stars Congressman Ron Paul from Texas made a lot of conservatives very excited... with a message that most wouldn't identify with Republicans. Small business owners across America should take notice. This liberty movement (to some the Tea party-ers) may have a huge impact on the size, shape and purpose of the Federal government in the coming future.

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