There is an interesting self-promoted book called Scratch Beginnings, which describes how a young man went through an experience “pulling himself up by his bootstraps”. He placed himself in a homeless shelter with $25 in his pocket, found a job as
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I Do Not Accept Socialism
The famous leftist magazine, Newsweek, leads off their Tech/Business section with a statement “We are All Socialists Now“… This “new new deal” with O’bama is severely shaking my faith in our core motivations in what makes our country great. I
You Can’t Fix Stupid
More funny headlines from our mainstream media. Thanks Slick.
A School District Spends Education Budget for a PR Firm?
What do you think of a school district that has to beg for the funding levy to pass to meet its basic budget requirements? Now, what do you think if that school district sets aside more than $100K to hire
Fannie Mae and Home Mortgages, 1999
Just to be clear, it was the New York Times that reported in 1999 “Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending“. The noteworthy extracts from the story: Fannie Mae, the nation’s biggest underwriter of home mortgages, has been under
The Midget Marxist
This one comes courtesy of my buddy, John Bennett. It shows the Midget Marxist, Robert Reich, explaining his plans for income redistribution. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opxuUj6vFa4[/youtube] 3 min 32 sec
Great Business Quotes
Good stuff from StrangeCosmos: “I like work; It fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” – Jerome K. Jerome “The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.” – Hubert H.
Drinking Humor
How do you know you are too drunk to drive? You swerve to miss a tree and realize it was just your air freshener.
Say ‘No’ to the Taxation Stimulus
I was against the bailout of the auto industry — and as you would expect — I am also against this nearly $1 trillion “stimulus”. Most of us think this so-called economic stimulus is going to be a big rebate check sent
DISCUS Software
I found a really great website about a ballooning tool for AS9102 and concurrent engineering. Check it out.