Author Archive
A State of Mind
I first was introduced to the poem “State of Mind” when I attended “Leadership 2000″ at the YMCA Camp in Boone, Iowa run by Dr. Ray Pugh. As part of the session, we were given a spiral-bound book written by Dr. Pugh (that I have sadly lost over the years) that contained the poem. I [...]
Online Entrepreneurs Will Profit Through Recession
It’s hard to keep optimistic these days with talk of recession, tumbling stock markets, and overall uncertainty as we inch closer and closer to the election in November. The uneasiness has left many companies fearing a repeat of the dot-com bust of 2000-2001. But is there really need to worry?
As consumer spending slows down, people [...]
The "Then Just Fire Me" Attitude and Volunteer Organizations
There is an old cliche / saying which is familiar and understandable to kids, but adults seem forget its lesson and meaning. As a kid, I would grab my baseball glove (which I had naturally re-laced the night before and had been conditioning on the dresser all night) and head out to the nearby school [...]
Final Thoughts on TrustyPig / SmartyPig
It has been a week since the brand hijack of TrustyPig occurred after a Romanian-based company revealed its new web site, which was a complete and total copy from a local Des Moines company called SmartyPig. The dust has settled and we have been given an “explanation” of sorts from TrustyPig, so I thought it [...]
Rising Stamp Prices? Blame Sleeping Workers (PIC)
I grabbed this photo on my iPhone while on the way back from lunch today. Readers from Des Moines may recognize the area as the giant parking lot behind the Taco Johns between Ingersoll and Grand near 24th Street.
There, along the back wall where she thought nobody would see her, this postal employee was snuggled [...]
