Tuesday, January 16, 2007
How many Starbucks is too many?
from digg
Fact: If you stand on the corner of Regent Street and Wigmore Street in central London, you are within five miles of 164 branches of Starbucks.
You can calculate your personal "Starbucks density" on the company's website (Starbucks.com/locator).
A serious case of caffeine overdose | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
Fact: If you stand on the corner of Regent Street and Wigmore Street in central London, you are within five miles of 164 branches of Starbucks.
You can calculate your personal "Starbucks density" on the company's website (Starbucks.com/locator).
A serious case of caffeine overdose | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
Monday, January 15, 2007
New Christian Computer Company in Houston! "Golden Technical Services"
"Golden Technical Services"
Web Site Design | Home Office Setup | Wireless Networking | Hardware Training | Software Training | Computer Upgrades | Small Office Networking | Virus / Spyware Protection | Streaming Video Consulting
Sites rent jets
Travelers who are tired of long security lines can rent private planes online. The rentals run around $10,000. That's more expensive than commercial flights. But it's relatively cheap in the world of private jets. For aircraft owners, it puts passengers in normally empty jets returning home.
READ ARTICLE HERE:
New Web sites offer private flights - International Herald Tribune
READ ARTICLE HERE:
New Web sites offer private flights - International Herald Tribune
Investing 101
From Kim Komando
Today's Cool Site...
Not everybody can be Warren Buffett. But we'd all like to get as much out of our investments as possible.
Successful investments aren't a result of luck. They're a matter of wise choices based on knowledge.
With a little education, you can improve your investment performance. That may sound daunting. But you can get a great start on Morningstar's site.
You'll find more than 170 lessons on stocks, bonds, funds and strategy.
The lessons are free. But register to track your progress. You'll earn points for taking quizzes. You can trade the points for gifts.
TO VISIT TODAY'S COOL SITE, GO HERE:
www.morningstar.com
Today's Cool Site...
Not everybody can be Warren Buffett. But we'd all like to get as much out of our investments as possible.
Successful investments aren't a result of luck. They're a matter of wise choices based on knowledge.
With a little education, you can improve your investment performance. That may sound daunting. But you can get a great start on Morningstar's site.
You'll find more than 170 lessons on stocks, bonds, funds and strategy.
The lessons are free. But register to track your progress. You'll earn points for taking quizzes. You can trade the points for gifts.
TO VISIT TODAY'S COOL SITE, GO HERE:
www.morningstar.com
Sunday, January 14, 2007
10 ways you mindlessly waste money - MSN Money
By MP Dunleavey
Silently, secretly, your money disappears under some hideous voodoo spell, right? No way. Take a look at some ways you're flushing your cash down the loo -- and what you can do about it.
READ THE ARTICLE:
10 ways you mindlessly waste money - MSN Money
Silently, secretly, your money disappears under some hideous voodoo spell, right? No way. Take a look at some ways you're flushing your cash down the loo -- and what you can do about it.
READ THE ARTICLE:
10 ways you mindlessly waste money - MSN Money
A simpler way to save: the 60% solution
By Richard Jenkins
How many of you have tried budgeting and think it's a waste of time? Come on, let's see those hands.
OK, that's just about everybody.
I've kept a budget of one kind or another, first on paper and then with the help of various software programs, for about 20 years -- despite a strong suspicion that I was wasting my time. The illusion of control, I argued to myself, was better than none at all.
My approach to budgeting was to carefully track my spending during the month and to adjust my budget targets up and down in each category, so that my total expenses never exceeded my income.
Useful? Sometimes.
Anal-compulsive? Probably.
READ THE ARTICLE:
A simpler way to save: the 60% solution - MSN Money
How many of you have tried budgeting and think it's a waste of time? Come on, let's see those hands.
OK, that's just about everybody.
I've kept a budget of one kind or another, first on paper and then with the help of various software programs, for about 20 years -- despite a strong suspicion that I was wasting my time. The illusion of control, I argued to myself, was better than none at all.
My approach to budgeting was to carefully track my spending during the month and to adjust my budget targets up and down in each category, so that my total expenses never exceeded my income.
Useful? Sometimes.
Anal-compulsive? Probably.
READ THE ARTICLE:
A simpler way to save: the 60% solution - MSN Money
Start with saving; the spending will follow - "The 60% Solution"
By MP Dunleavey
It's part budget and part financial philosophy, and it works like this:
* Keep your monthly committed expenses, including taxes, to about 60% of your gross income.
* Save 10% for retirement and 10% for long-term expenses, such as a down payment, new car, major home repair or other big, infrequent purchase.
* Set aside an additional 10% for smaller, irregular expenses, such as a new appliance, minor home and car repairs, or a new battery for your laptop.
* Use the 10% left over for wild, crazy parties (or anything else that strikes your fancy).
The beauty of this system, in theory, is that it covers spending AND saving. But the trouble is, everyone in the group got stressed out about the idea of trying to pare down monthly spending commitments to 60%. That's not surprising, given that some of us were, until recently, spending more than 100% of our incomes and racking up debt.
READ THE ARTICLE:
Start with saving; the spending will follow - MSN Money
It's part budget and part financial philosophy, and it works like this:
* Keep your monthly committed expenses, including taxes, to about 60% of your gross income.
* Save 10% for retirement and 10% for long-term expenses, such as a down payment, new car, major home repair or other big, infrequent purchase.
* Set aside an additional 10% for smaller, irregular expenses, such as a new appliance, minor home and car repairs, or a new battery for your laptop.
* Use the 10% left over for wild, crazy parties (or anything else that strikes your fancy).
The beauty of this system, in theory, is that it covers spending AND saving. But the trouble is, everyone in the group got stressed out about the idea of trying to pare down monthly spending commitments to 60%. That's not surprising, given that some of us were, until recently, spending more than 100% of our incomes and racking up debt.
READ THE ARTICLE:
Start with saving; the spending will follow - MSN Money
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Adrenalin Junkies! Ski-Glide the Eiger!
Get your adrenalin pumping by just watching it! There's rocks EVERYWHERE, but that's nothing compared to the massive drops over the edge of the mountain!
François Bon and Antoine Montant perform the world first speedflying descent of the mount Eiger in Swiss. See more here:
YouTube - Ski-Gliding the Eiger
François Bon and Antoine Montant perform the world first speedflying descent of the mount Eiger in Swiss. See more here:
YouTube - Ski-Gliding the Eiger
A Tale of Two Bakers
Two bakers lived in a small town. They were highly competitive, but both had many customers. This changed when one baker bought a new bread slicing machine that cut four loaves at once. He could serve people faster, so he soon got all the business in the town. The other baker was forced to close. The second baker went to the first and asked, "How were you able to get all the business in town? It seems that you got lucky all of a sudden." The first baker replied, "I'm not sure. I think it has something to do with the four-loaf cleaver I found."
Beautiful newsletters in a snap
Want to add pizzazz to holiday greetings, club newsletters or family updates? You don't have to be a desktop publishing expert to wow family and friends. I'll tell you about an easy (and free) way to create newsletters with attractive layouts and photos.
Beautiful newsletters in a snap
Beautiful newsletters in a snap
Windows Vista offers real improvements
Kim Komando
Microsoft will release the newest version of Windows called Vista next week. As always, it is pouring on the hype. Beneath the superlatives, though, there are real improvements.
Windows XP, the current operating system, is reliable and full-featured. But it has its problems. Vista improves many of those things.
Four versions of Vista are available to the public. They are Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate. Enterprise is available only through volume licensing.
I'd avoid Home Basic; it's missing essential features.
REST OF ARTICLE:
Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Kims Columns: "Windows Vista offers real improvements"
Microsoft will release the newest version of Windows called Vista next week. As always, it is pouring on the hype. Beneath the superlatives, though, there are real improvements.
Windows XP, the current operating system, is reliable and full-featured. But it has its problems. Vista improves many of those things.
Four versions of Vista are available to the public. They are Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate. Enterprise is available only through volume licensing.
I'd avoid Home Basic; it's missing essential features.
REST OF ARTICLE:
Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show®, Kims Columns: "Windows Vista offers real improvements"
Ponder this for the New Year
From Veronica
1. Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
2. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?
3. OK.... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the "Jags" and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the "Bucs," what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
4. If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?
5. There are three religious truths: (a). Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. (b) Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith. (c) Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters.
6. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
7. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
8. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?
9 Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?
10. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
11. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
12. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
13. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
14. What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
15. I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me ...they're cramming for their final exam.
16. I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? toothpicks?
17. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
18. If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
19. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
21. Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
22. If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?
23. Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
24. As income tax time approaches, did you ever notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "THEIRS"?
1. Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards: NAIVE
2. Isn't making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool?
3. OK.... so if the Jacksonville Jaguars are known as the "Jags" and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are known as the "Bucs," what does that make the Tennessee Titans?
4. If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?
5. There are three religious truths: (a). Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. (b) Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith. (c) Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters.
6. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
7. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
8. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?
9 Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?
10. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
11. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
12. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
13. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
14. What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
15. I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me ...they're cramming for their final exam.
16. I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? toothpicks?
17. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
18. If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
19. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
21. Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
22. If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?
23. Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
24. As income tax time approaches, did you ever notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "THEIRS"?
Friday, January 12, 2007
WAAAAAAYYY too much free time
Passing a Tennis Racket around the Human Body
http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2007/01/extreme-flexibility.html
http://damncoolpics.blogspot.com/2007/01/extreme-flexibility.html
From a strictly Mathematical Viewpoint
What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 101%? What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these Questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND, look how far the love of God will take you
L- O- V- E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these Questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
AND, look how far the love of God will take you
L- O- V- E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
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