Hey! Can only type for a minute. Very exciting stuff happening. I've closed a book deal for a book based on the Get-it-Done Guy podcast. Starting to write next week! This week was too exciting. Burst hot water heater. Had to have the whole thing ripped out and...
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The whole subprime mortgage mess, explained.
A friend pointed me to this simple graphic in the Washington Post that explains the whole subprime mortgage mess. The only missing piece is that Joe the Hedge Fund manager and Bob the Banker both took home hundred-million-dollar salaries and bonuses before the house...
Once again, we penalize people who make smart money decisions
It's amazing. I always found it odd when applying for a mortgage that banks considered income, but not asset base. If I have a bunch of money and invest in an investment that's growing in value by 33% per year but not throwing off income, they won't consider that in...
Have you seen “The Story of Stuff?”
Check out http://www.TheStoryOfStuff.com. It's a bit heavy-handed in places, but if you watch it with an open mind, she makes some really good points about consumer culture. The planned obsolescence bit, while obvious, was something I'd never really thought about in...
Happy or Successful? Which will you pursue?
On a recent birthday I was looking back at the strategies that my friends from high school and college and I employed to get where we are today. We assumed that success would bring happiness, and as far I can tell, we were wrong. It turns out that the two...
When is password security not security?
In a wondrous attempt to increase security, more and more vendors are now requiring me to choose passwords of many characters with mixed case, numbers and punctuation. My bank does one better, where I have five different question/answer combinations they ask, then...
Local business defines roles, responsibilities!
I just had a post go up on the Huffington Post's 236.com humor blog. Check out my satirical article on a local business defining its roles and responsibilities.
Combatting vote fraud… Really cool system!
The New York Times reported today that a system has been developed that would let us avoid vote fraud by engaging the populace in double-checking the vote. It's a very elegant system, developed at MIT. Interestingly, it was developed by Ron Rivest, who also developed...
Happy Sunset day! (It’s the day of the earliest sunset)
Greetings, and happy Sunset Day to all!This is the day of the earliest sunset of the year in mid-northern latitudes; after today, the sunsets begin, ever so slowly, to be later, according to clock time.If you aren't familiar with this interesting phenomenon, you can...
Get-It-Done Guy makes it to #1 business, #50 overall on iTunes!
Ok, so I'm really happy. The Get-it-Done Guy is filling a real need—at least, people are subscribing! See this link for screen shots of the Get-it-Done Guy on iTunes today.