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  For anyone who is taking the ice bucket challenge and making a donation, you may be able to get an employer match.   When you go to the ALS website, www.alsa.org among the menu items there is a tab to click that says "Donate".    Once you've clicked on it, you can find a section directly below...

In the past I've faulted big department stores like Wal-Mart and Target for setting up their back to school displays at a time that was basically only a few weeks into the kids summer vacation and also at a time that basically felt way too early in the summer to be getting al the back to school ...

  Empire of Debt. The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis. by Bonner & Wiggin. This is a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. This book was first published in 2006 before the recession and collapse of the housing market. I In the pages of this book much of what eventually happened was pred...

"Last of all Hurin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and seized the axe of an orc-captain and wielded it two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-gaurd of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew Hurin cried aloud: 'Aure entulwva! Day s...

  Time Traps by Todd Duncan.     This is a great book that can be applied to your entire life and not just your work.   This book focuses on your daily tasks and how you can recognize the tasks that are productive and separate them from the ones that are unnecessary and soak up valuable time.   ...

This blog post was originally titled "Private Money in Action" however when I was posting the following pictures it occured to me that this lead and eventual closing came to me through Activerain. Pretty cool.   Anyway, telling the story with words is one thing. Sometimes it's nice to see the sto...

  Earlier today I read a blog post about always answering your phone, even when you are with clients.   I know all of our intentions are to provide the highest level of service and at the end of the day it is a personal decision as to how you handle these calls.   I’d like to suggest that maybe ...

One of my favorite Star Trek The Next Generation episodes. "Tapestry". Q gives Picard the opportunity to see how his life would have been if he had always played it safe and never took any risks. Picard discovers that playing it safe sucks...(it's on Netflix streaming. Season 6, Episode 15).   Th...

  When interviewing clients and reviewing their paperwork, I've come to realize that there are five "E"s that help determine how strong a deal we have and how likely we can get it to fund. Equity. With private money, this is the most important "E" in the game. Private money is equity driven, with...

This weekend I purchased a new XBOX 360 bundle package for my family. During setup I had some difficulty connecting the system to my TV going the hi def route. I was able to get the nice picture everyone wanted however unable to get any sound.   After much research on the internet and trips to Ra...