Archive for July, 2009

You Miss 100% Of The Shots You Don’t Take

One of my oldest friends called me this morning. He’s been working in IT for the past 12 years, and he’s been itching to venture out on his own. We’ve talked at length about some of his ideas, and I’ve always encouraged him to give it a shot. But something keeps holding him back, even [...]

Don’t Fall For The ZipWeb Scam

Yesterday, I received a call stating that my local search listing was being upgraded to a featured listing for 30-days, at no cost to me. My spidey sense kept telling me to hang up the phone, but as I listened to the caller’s “pitch”, there seemed to be no harm, as they weren’t collecting any [...]

Don’t Conduct Business At The Strip Club!

Sounds like common sense, right? I met up with a potential business investor for dinner last night. After a frustrating dinner (where he spent half the time talking on the phone, trying to save a deal that was falling apart), he said I should follow him to the strip club, where he could “unwind” and [...]

Movie Reviews – 07/19/09

This weekend, we decided to venture out of the house and hit the local movie theatre.. It’s unbelievable what movie theatres charge these days – In our case, $9.50 for a movie! In any event, my wife wanted to see Bruno, so I gave in. And while we were at it, we also saw The [...]

Pitchmen Renewed For Second Season!

The Discovery Channel has decided to renew its series ‘Pitchmen’, despite the sudden death of one of its stars TV Pitchman Billy Mays. The network says it want to continue the series “as a tribute to Mays’ legacy”. The show is about the infomercial industry, and followed two of its biggest personalities. With Mays’ passing, [...]

Elite Retreat 2009 in NYC

It’s already time for the next Elite Retreat, and this year it will be in New York City! The retreat will be a 2 day event on October 1st and 2nd, 2009. The Elite Retreat is a very exclusive event, and sells out within days of opening registration. Jeremy “ShoeMoney” Schoemaker has been able to [...]

Movie Reviews – 07/13/09

Another weekend, and another batch of movies.. The Fast & The Furious 4 – F&F was decent, but still didn’t hold a candle to the original movie.. And for a car movie, there wasn’t much focus on the cars themselves. Adventureland – Adventureland looked promising with a funny cast, but it ended up being a [...]