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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Seems that people this time of year use it as an opportunity to clean their slate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a fresh start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to hit the gym come the first of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cigarettes are going in the toilet as of the 1<sup>st</sup> I swear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come the first, I’m going to commit myself 100% while at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, that I can create as much success as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My friend posted a funny status the other day I found humorous that pertains to this “new year clean slate” trend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said “I’m going to open a gym call Resolutions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first two months of the year it will be a gym and in March I will change it to a fast food/ bar establishment. “Sad, but make sense right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth is we can look ourselves in the mirror and change any day of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just a choice to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> Why do you think most sports have a half time?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They go into the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter with a winning game plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, things don’t always go as planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, halftime gives them an opportunity to reassess what they need to do to win the game in the second half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t just say “Well I guess we failed the first half.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guess we’ll have to wait to the next game to try to win again.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not a winning strategy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Treat you years like a game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has four quarters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a snapshot of what you did each quarter to create success and take that into the next quarter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eliminate anything that didn’t help you towards your success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then at the half evaluate your whole process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it working and is it worth taking into the last half of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Point being, anytime is a good time to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Failure is a huge part of success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you fail at quitting to smoke, quit again and change what you did to fail the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trick to any success is creating failures along the way, learning from them, and not repeating them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, enjoy the game of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember “Change” is a personal choice we make to better ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just a term politicians use to give us false hope to get elected and in some cases re-elected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My name is Nate Reynolds and I approve this message. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of their pay. While <a href="http://businesscents101.blogspot.com/2011/09/works-verb-not-noun-when-you-pull-into.html">Politicians</a> hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full pay retirement after serving one term. It just does not make any sense. <br />
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On Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop? <br />
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35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government<br />
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Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.<br />
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This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on.<br />
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This is an idea that we should address.<br />
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For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.<br />
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If each person that receives this will post it on their wall, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.<br />
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Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States .."<br />
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Now, what are you going to do about it? Read and delete, or work for reform? Share on the wall of EVERY congressman, representative, governor, the white house!!!!! Pass it around!!! Make calls, send fax's and email's...............<br />
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</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I’m the king of this line. How many face book updates have you seen of mine asking you to view this blog. I don’t do it to be obnoxious. I do it to remind people that I’m out there. Hopefully something from my blog will help them in their day, month, or even life. I get a lot of submissions from people that I learn a lot from. That’s my goal here. Not only to say what is on my brain at the second, but to learn from others whom are 10X more educated than I. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">90% of things, good or bad, that I received in life I’ve asked for. Kids are the best at this. I swear if I could be allowed to put 5 youngsters in my offices under the age of 5, and it was perfectly legal and ethical, I would. They are the best at getting adults to do something. What’s their key. <a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/09/riskriskrisk-failures-rewards-success.html">Persistence!</a> It’s the ol mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, until you crack and cave to their desires. I love it. Fellas your girlfriends/partners are the best at this also. I swear my <a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/09/proposal.html#_">Miss Brittany</a> could be as successful as Warren Buffet if she would sell everyone like she sells me. I fold like origami to that girls wants/needs. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Im not saying being obnoxious. That can be a bit of a turn off. Just put it out there every once and a while to let people know your hungry and you want to be fed. About once a month I remind my boss that I want his job. Not to threaten him, but when the opportunity knocks I would appreciate a shot at the title. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So next time you see someone get what you wanted ask yourself; did I go ask for it or just assume that they knew I wanted it? I know you would love to hate that <a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/09/zombies-in-workplace-revised.html">guy</a> that took your promotion, but all he/she did was asked to get fed.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Don’t Go Hungry! </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4ICQMfoNANRSkwh_CzXS3L1W8sB6u1-Oq_-N0EM8B78eViwFumoBxEzSJUtZXRXXVlM61RitjBYC9QEnkCFES7JKlhxjl0vOZvr3Xzquk4b31MCXK7rw_9XZjM4DpglbLpjBbnpOqTHm/s1600/few-good-men-jack-nicholson_786_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="136px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4ICQMfoNANRSkwh_CzXS3L1W8sB6u1-Oq_-N0EM8B78eViwFumoBxEzSJUtZXRXXVlM61RitjBYC9QEnkCFES7JKlhxjl0vOZvr3Xzquk4b31MCXK7rw_9XZjM4DpglbLpjBbnpOqTHm/s320/few-good-men-jack-nicholson_786_poster.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">Whether you like it or not, perception is reality. Example: Put some racist line on face book and see how those 400 friends that you haven’t seen in ten years will perceive you. It’s a social experiment! Try it….. No not really. Don’t do it. </span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">It’s unfortunate now days that everyone likes to judge and honestly be judged. I like to push the envelope when it comes to walking on eggshells. Ask my mother and my sister. Sometimes they think I might have Asperger Syndrome or tourettes.</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> I’m in the <a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/08/who-says-you-dont-have-to-work-hard-in.html">business industry</a> where every step you make is judged. The step they’re looking for the most is the one where you trip and fall. Lets say you run a successful business that <a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/09/hangover-ugh-feeling-little-rugh-today.html">employees</a> over 500 fine citizens. That’s 500 families you are helping exist in this world the way they want to live. Your numbers increase year over year for 10 years. The stockholders look at you like you’re the best thing since the Smartphone/ sliced bread <em>for you ol timers</em>. Now let’s say one night you go out, get intoxicated, and send risqué photos to your twitter account. Oh snap!! 10 years down the tube. All that hard work you put in is for nada. Just over one moment of stupidity. Is this the reality of who this person really is for those that know them closely. Nope, but it is now. Your stockholders are mad; your executivess look at you like you’re the plague in order to protect their own career. I’ve seen it happen. Take Bernie Madoff. The devil of the finance world right? People worshiped him for decades over the returns he made for them. He wasn’t hated until he got caught. Then every person that knew exactly what he was doing the whole time treated him as if he were a leper. 50 billion dollars folks. Your naive to think that he was the only one that knew about this scheme. </span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">As far as yourself. Keep that nose clean, but also know that people make mistakes that can be forgiven. Before you put them up there on that cross, bear in mind someday you’ll sin too. Perception is not always reality. How many times have you hired a person off their resume only to find out they have 15 people buried in their basement. I’ve seen it a hundred times. </span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">Have a great day everyone. Help others, help yourself, and don’t forget even the most perfect employees’ make mistakes!</span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Exception to the rule where you reputation can be ruined and you make millions!!!!</em></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Paris</span></span> Hilton</span></em></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Kim Kardashian and now her sisters!</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-10044914451787352652011-09-20T17:38:00.000-07:002011-09-20T17:38:23.039-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: purple;">Five</span> </span><span style="color: red;">Red</span> <span style="color: purple;">Wines Under A Dime!</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Personal favorite in college!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHL1iejZQGe-UsOep7DgYjvkxy-Pwvyzm_MjbD2zWRY3xOPZxWQzo83mn4I3vEkGODXWoToB5KLDHkjp9USMDDytqCHUbFDmSfmk6zmAeFqmnH5ZLlcXx5tE6WZKNdppN7CiAt45hU29c/s1600/wine+2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHL1iejZQGe-UsOep7DgYjvkxy-Pwvyzm_MjbD2zWRY3xOPZxWQzo83mn4I3vEkGODXWoToB5KLDHkjp9USMDDytqCHUbFDmSfmk6zmAeFqmnH5ZLlcXx5tE6WZKNdppN7CiAt45hU29c/s320/wine+2.bmp" width="98px" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Didn't drink a wine other than this for a year!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYTNR8RUBgL2c_ftbVjAd0AcPwWQC3hFnsoBoAXGtvL0maaOipUXQ8Psqu9nXnK5BzilhWzU6sIeKjhxlrL2isNIX0d6LwXoTpp1DimTzEsTW3QZdONr-CxPcLJkozywpQM1buJINEJuE/s1600/wine+3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYTNR8RUBgL2c_ftbVjAd0AcPwWQC3hFnsoBoAXGtvL0maaOipUXQ8Psqu9nXnK5BzilhWzU6sIeKjhxlrL2isNIX0d6LwXoTpp1DimTzEsTW3QZdONr-CxPcLJkozywpQM1buJINEJuE/s1600/wine+3.bmp" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Pino,Cab, Merlot, You can't go wrong with this brand!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div align="center"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Please submit your wine under a dime in the comments. Please share the blog on facebook/twitter</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading!!</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-40416784229981498112011-09-20T14:24:00.000-07:002011-09-20T14:24:43.136-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZvCAyeeHfL5yaSVJsnXzQeu4iVgntAixwqsLshIaVBfStGaWtZy8HSHcvyMMVpUAsSU_7sd1RksTrNoazMCeIfbrw2cAg4ZTjpS6-C9OUAGIy_6IYciw7RSG7ZBf1X_ky039JWCS1Uxe/s1600/dawn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZvCAyeeHfL5yaSVJsnXzQeu4iVgntAixwqsLshIaVBfStGaWtZy8HSHcvyMMVpUAsSU_7sd1RksTrNoazMCeIfbrw2cAg4ZTjpS6-C9OUAGIy_6IYciw7RSG7ZBf1X_ky039JWCS1Uxe/s320/dawn.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Picture This</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wanted to do a short blog for who I consider to be, well a kick ass friend of mine. The lady has more talent in her fingernail than I do in my whole body. I’m speaking of no other than world recognized, international wedding photographer, Dawn Shields.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This type of photography can’t be taught. You either have it or you don’t. Kinda like my ego </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> This family women not only runs her own photography empire, manages a blog, and now to add to her achievements, a successful bridal magazine. It’s nice to know, in the business of weddings, there’s someone out there that’s going to shoot you straight. Your not going to feel like a Carney at the fair sold ya on a photography package. She’s not the one that’s going to cram in 300 weddings a year. Seems like the ones that do, quality seems to take a backseat to profits. Don’t get me wrong she’s a great business woman, but she does it via customer service. </div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You go to her. You’re going to get that personal touch that your wedding deserves. I could write for days about her on this blog, but her work speaks for itself. Check it out for yourself @ </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Cambria; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16pt;">http://www.dawnshields.com/</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-35539950423740286822011-09-20T11:54:00.000-07:002011-09-20T11:54:20.862-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span><strong><u>Riding Filthy……Rich</u></strong></span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm5E5fAq-tDamOoSDMBKzoYLMwbalD0Zod5wMDTBz53R6Ji8pFJhTPewxgL2jklN673cQF3TvwcK0qwlL35e0xypQHu2H990s5mMQleyz-FD54W3GnfDenrw2Mo0zmGd4fvutYJ6kPOYJ/s1600/samwaltons-truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm5E5fAq-tDamOoSDMBKzoYLMwbalD0Zod5wMDTBz53R6Ji8pFJhTPewxgL2jklN673cQF3TvwcK0qwlL35e0xypQHu2H990s5mMQleyz-FD54W3GnfDenrw2Mo0zmGd4fvutYJ6kPOYJ/s1600/samwaltons-truck.jpg" /></a></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Did a little research. Realizing perception is everything, I was kind of interested to see what these CEO’s drive around there employees. Seems like the more successful they are the cheaper the car the drive. Here’s a short list </span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Reference: </span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0068cf; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/19/what-do-billionaires-drive-same-cars-as-the-rest-of-us/" target="_blank">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/09/19/what-do-billionaires-drive-same-cars-as-the-rest-of-us/</a></span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><ul type="disc"><li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Bill Gates drives a '99 Porsche 911 Cabrio. He's also got a rare Porsche 959, for which he got President Clinton to sign a law legalizing it for road use. Now that's some serious clout, but with $50 billion at his disposal and a taste for Stuttgart's finest, wouldn't a Carrera GT or a new 911 Turbo have found a way into his garage?</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Billionaire investor Warren Buffett drives a Lincoln Town Car Signature Series, complete with landau roof.</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad has a '93 Volvo 240 GL, but prefers taking the bus. Seriously. And he uses his senior-citizen's card, too.</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Like his pal Bill, Mircosoft co-founder Paul Allen has a Porsche 959 (how original), but drives around Washington State mostly in an '88 Mazda B-Series pickup.</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, meanwhile, has got the Infiniti FX45, Hummer H1, Volvo XC90, Rolls Royce Phantom and Daewoo Matiz in his garage. Two of each, so that his entourage can follow in identical wheels. (If the Daewoo seems out of place, it's because the prince is part owner of the company.)</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Michael Dell (whose name is probably emblazoned on the computer you're using to read this) alternates between a 2004 Porsche Boxster and a 2005 Hummer H2.</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Larry "the Oracle" Ellison has got wheels with some style: a pair of new Bentley Continentals, a GT coupe and a Flying Spur sedan. (They go well with his fighter jet and America's Cup racing yacht.)</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Jim Walton, owner of Wal-Mart, has for a garage what you'll probably find at the local used car lot: a 2002 Dodge Dakota, '99 Chevy Silverado, '98 Mitsubishi Montero Sport and 2000 Acura Integra, all available at everyday low prices. (His '59 Cadillac is probably a sweet ride, though.)</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Jim's sister Alice Walton walked after killing a woman in '89 behind the wheel of a Porsche. Now she drives an F-150 King Ranch pickup. (More carefully, we hope.)</span></span></div></li>
<li class="ecxMsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #404040;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Like his colleagues Bill and Paul, Steven Ballmer made his billions at Microsoft, but he stays true to his Motown roots at the wheel of a '98 Lincoln Continental.</span></span></div></li>
</ul></article><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working at Wal-Mart in my younger years prompted me to write this. I used to work at the very first Wal-Mart ever. Store #1 In Rogers, Arkansas. Mr. Sam Walton himself would drop by, in a beat to hell pickup, just to see how the employees treated him. Taka a look at an Ol’Roy dogfood bag. That was Sam and the way he was all the time. So next time you want to pull out that black card American express, drive up in a lambo, etc. Throttle back and try to be on the same playing field as your customers and employees. Save your flashiness for your out of town trips.</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the top ten most expensive rides check out this site</span>:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.mylikes.com/v/1qTPD">Http://www.mylikes.com/v/1qTPD</a></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-45594601780447295582011-09-20T07:50:00.000-07:002011-09-20T07:50:45.652-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span>Risk+Risk+Risk / Failures x Rewards = Success</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARfhCBHz72KmSZ5qSeTrQIdDUH49Jf8Ll03rUq9EK2qb248sRERFggrEJDBZcpBOrPmk4XOkEwqBRzC7qgHrwxV5MC0hvPzMV4QFhsDSom_9Xcv8MljGw-eKoMoeck2GtYqukxcRklZic/s1600/Einstein_Chalkboard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARfhCBHz72KmSZ5qSeTrQIdDUH49Jf8Ll03rUq9EK2qb248sRERFggrEJDBZcpBOrPmk4XOkEwqBRzC7qgHrwxV5MC0hvPzMV4QFhsDSom_9Xcv8MljGw-eKoMoeck2GtYqukxcRklZic/s320/Einstein_Chalkboard.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>This might come as a surprise to you, but I’ve had a million little business ventures I’ve dabbled with in my goals towards success. Am I successful yet? Not even close. I have all these ideas and I live by a philosophy of not being afraid of failure. A lot of people look as failing as the end of the world. Seriously? I’ve failed more times than the Buffalo Bills in a Super Bowl game. It’s what growing experiences I’ve taken from the situations to add to my formula toward success. The trick to failing is minimizing your losses and taking something good from it. In any new venture your going to need to ease into it. Make small mistakes early to avoid big mistakes down the road. </strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>For instance you want to dabble in this new ice cream by the ounce trend, but don’t know if it’s going to sell in your town. Well, you don’t go out there and open 20 stores right away. Maybe just open one or two in prime areas and see if there is interest. If it’s not successful in the prime retail spots, it’s probably not going to survive in less traveled areas. Ease into it.</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sure, you’re going to have doubters out there that will watch from the sidelines and knock you down about your failures. These people can’t even spell risk. Let em hate. These are the people that will be paying your bills down the road. Going damn! I wish I would have believed in that crazy entrepreneur. This being their failure with no risk. I guess the risk was not believing.</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In summary have fun with business. You have an idea. Go with it. Just minimize your risk and maximize the rewards. When the haters come along and try to attach themselves to your coattails now that they see your succeeding; humbly hand them an application and say don’t call us we’ll call you.</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-16683495973396136962011-09-19T16:47:00.000-07:002011-09-19T16:47:36.873-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pr0duvo9WeMa4yuNH1B57qxDOyM6nofbk1T4mZ0RS22EEibenYwJpfBF7Bu223AZ7tuh7MZxgQ_BFEXk9YTGcYYYI7lbMW0mS4ydUhyQsvs8BRco9tnNOgyoMOpUDWvXs1VN3UiOHWVO/s1600/nippon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pr0duvo9WeMa4yuNH1B57qxDOyM6nofbk1T4mZ0RS22EEibenYwJpfBF7Bu223AZ7tuh7MZxgQ_BFEXk9YTGcYYYI7lbMW0mS4ydUhyQsvs8BRco9tnNOgyoMOpUDWvXs1VN3UiOHWVO/s1600/nippon.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span>Konichiwa Travelers</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Only one word comes to my mind when it comes to describing the Japanese people. That’s pride. If you love to travel and want to see one of the most excepting cultures in the world, visit Japan.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Give you a little background about myself. I came out of high school clueless on what I was going to do with my life. Knowing that I wanted to get a college education and I needed the funds to do so, I joined the United States Navy. My first and only tour took me to the beautiful country of Japan.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Talk about shell shocked. I had just turned 18 when I was dropped off in the most clueless situation I had ever encountered. Narita, Japans airport. Not speaking a lick of Japanese and feeling like Chris Farley on the Japanese game show skit on snl, I started to ask people in the area if they could help me. Luckily for me the Japanese learn English at a young age. Every one of them noticed I was in distress and was more than willing to help me. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now I’m not here to tell you about my Navy experience in Japan. I’ll do that in another blog. I just wanted to show you that we have a lot to learn from this culture. Sure we’ve had our differences in the past, but this is definitely a country you have to visit before god decides he want you in his army. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span>Places to visit in Japan</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kamakura</span></span>:</span> For temples, large Buddha’s, and deep history of the Japanese culture.</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Akiabara:</span> One word….. Electronics</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Roppongi:</span> Party like a rock star until the break of dawn and If you choose to continue it on into the day.</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Shinjuku:</span> People watching, big city, tons of people, and Google the busiest crosswalk in the world and you’ll get an idea.</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Harajuku:</span> Tokyo’s fashion district.</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nagano</span></span>:</span> Winter sports and where the 1998 Olympics was held</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;">Sapparo:</span> Ice festival</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">These are just a few to touch on. Do your research. These people will welcome you with open arms. They would love to learn just as much about our culture as we do there’s. While you’re over there turn on one of there Japanese TV stations. You talk about a lot of enjoyment. You don’t even have to know the language to get hours of entertainment. Also step into one of the small pubs that are sure to be near your hotel. Sometimes they only have one or two seats in them. Usually a husband and wife will be serving you drinks. If they know enough English, you’ll laugh and enjoy your whole evening. In the meantime also making friends for life.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Any questions about travel to Japan please ask in the comments and Ill be glad to help you. Thanks for reading and please share with your friends. </span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-49633888786198070742011-09-19T12:09:00.001-07:002011-09-19T12:09:36.172-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w1m7tIccDfU" width="420"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-49593534339333336442011-09-19T09:06:00.000-07:002011-09-19T09:06:21.425-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span>Rope a Dope?</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span>He’s no dope!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr4pjhtrtIRm8D2rbDXQ2BYIDDib0xm_iB2pwuLDjOF6UNYEheXAMBUvD5AwDvtzW190Qyu1JWduN8jrwAx40UL07_vIIWcVJzkC_yj_13-zf1pCE9nAyw3w3FQL0vNya339LxNLGbHlL/s1600/glove.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr4pjhtrtIRm8D2rbDXQ2BYIDDib0xm_iB2pwuLDjOF6UNYEheXAMBUvD5AwDvtzW190Qyu1JWduN8jrwAx40UL07_vIIWcVJzkC_yj_13-zf1pCE9nAyw3w3FQL0vNya339LxNLGbHlL/s320/glove.bmp" width="147px" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Being a big sports fan I would like to take some time out this morning to talk about the fight this weekend. Even if you’re not a big sports/boxing fan I’m sure you’ll take something out of this from a business stand-point.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I know you probably think that everything I look at in life is from a business stand-point. Not true. This blog is though. If you need personal advice I’m not your man. That’s a psychiatrist job. Plus I have more issues than sports illustrated to be giving life advice. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Now down to business. Floyd “Money Man” Mayweather. If you’re a boxing fan you either love him or hate him. From a business stand-point, this man is worth his weight in plutonium. The guy makes, for himself, 70 million dollars for stepping foot into that ring. 70 million!!! Snap! You think he does that being the nice guy, by being humble, and peaceful. Like he says “I’m in the hurt business.” Personally the only guy I’ve seen bring that much money in a fight and be a nice guy is Oscar De Le Hoya. Now you’ll argue that Sugar Ray Leonard made it as a nice guy. Yes he did. Not 70million dollars nice though. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You ask, How’s Floyd make so much money and so many people hate him? Folks… There has to be a villain in entertainment/sports. It works for the Oakland Raiders and it’s what works for him. He knows people will tune in to hopefully watch him receive his first loss. He’s cocky, arrogant, and his personal life is more jacked up than the US government’s checkbook. All this in mind, you’re going to watch his next fight. He’s created that. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As far as the controversial fight over the weekend vs. Ortiz., It is what it is. Honestly, yes it was an unsportsmanlike like shot. It wasn’t technically a rule breaker though. I don’t want to ruin the outcome of the fight. So, go to YouTube to see what the “Sucker Punch” looks like. Ortiz better thank his lucky stars Mayweather did what he did. Ortiz Is pretty much guaranteed another rematch with Mayweather and will bring him personally a load of money. Ortiz was losing the fight and if he would have lost in a normal fashion, there would be no second fight. Mayweather did the smart thing by creating a second fight with a weaker opponent. If you had the chance to create a situation where you step into the ring, with a guaranteed win for 70million, you know you would do the same thing. So, next time you judge someone by their business practices, step back. Take a look and see if they are just creating hype, drama, or just planting a seed to create a great business opportunity. As long as it’s ethical I see no problem with it. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In summary this loud mouthed, arrogant, smart, conditioned, entertaining fighter is one of the few things keeping boxing relevant. MMA is on its back doorstep about to take over its house. If it hasn’t done it already.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Good Day everyone. Please leave your thoughts and comments in the comment section. Please share this on your Facebook/ twitter and get some really good discussion started. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks again!</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-21322026046553180892011-09-17T16:19:00.001-07:002011-09-17T16:19:18.542-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jCya1yiFFP4" width="560"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-86496179803982812622011-09-17T13:17:00.000-07:002011-09-17T13:17:05.700-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="FBL"></div><div class="FBR"></div><div class="FBA"></div><div class="ClearBoth"><div class="WideMessageBarContainer" id="mpf0_wideMsgBarPlaceholder"></div></div><div class="ClearBoth"></div><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><style>
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</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQpgKcwNAlB2NdFfznZnFq0A5I2xwID8uLebecNoccHNw0CXqR90XWh1nhX5WkBZza_4dc7lDBUH_lFfHa-053Zkizm64oW_y_I6GihAjqeFgDhI0bW-tZXhiGKw6pKb4we_M5m1-NggQ/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQpgKcwNAlB2NdFfznZnFq0A5I2xwID8uLebecNoccHNw0CXqR90XWh1nhX5WkBZza_4dc7lDBUH_lFfHa-053Zkizm64oW_y_I6GihAjqeFgDhI0bW-tZXhiGKw6pKb4we_M5m1-NggQ/s320/photo.JPG" width="239px" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ugh feeling a little rugh today. As I mentioned I was going up Kansas City for Faisals citizenship. Wow that was a humbling experience. Of course we had to celebrate afterwards with some sweet dance moves and cocktails. It’s the American way. In Faisals case, it took him seven years to achieve his citizenship. I won’t say exactly how much it cost him, but he spent over 20k. Intro-vision technologies, where he’s employed, was a big part of making that happen for him. Now that’s a company to not only work for, but to do business with. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Business owners here’s a word of advice. TAKE CARE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. Something I’ve learned in business is that if you’re not nice to your employees they won’t be nice to your customers. They are your investment. So why would you beat them down to where they can’t mentally and physicallyperform. If you have any questions in your head whether or not you’re treating your employees right or not…. YOUR NOT! They’re people too. I used to be that guy that “brow beats” people, but I’m smart enough to know that when something isn’t working you change it. It’s not going to make you work any better by getting treated in a negative way. So, why do you think it’s going to work on them? Your business is guaranteed to fail. Now I’m not saying don’t put the hammer down when it’s necessary by any means. If you do it everyday people become numb to it. It’s not effective at all. It’s like giving you wife flowers everyday. Eventually it not a sweet gesture anymore. It’s routine</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. So, next time you tell someone your worthless, lazy, dumb, etc, look in a mirror. You’re the one keeping them employed at your business. Therefore you’re all of the above. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On another note if anyone would like to drop by my business with a bloody mary in hand. I would be forever in your debt. This hangover is killing me…. But I’m still gonna kick this days keister. </span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-40769523339180390042011-09-17T07:43:00.000-07:002011-09-17T07:43:06.448-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mpf0_readMsgBodyContainer"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif;"><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;">When's the last time you downloaded an old track of Sinatra on Itunes? Any chance your ipod or giant stash of burned cds in your car have any Elvis jams on them? If you're anything like the majority of our generation, you probably couldn't be bothered to listen to anything that wasn't created by a computer. In a world where hip hop, techno and teeny bopper-pop rules the radio, I find it impossible to forget where all this music started; where it all began. Do you really think Eminem would even exist if it weren't for the revolutionary visions of icons like Bobby Darin or Johnny Cash? </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;">Albert Einstein was convinced that in so many words, music was the key to the universe. I seriously doubt he was bangin' out to The Black Eyed Peas when he shared this wonderful thought. Fortunately though, there are still old school guys out there keeping our society grounded. Michael Buble put a spell on our planet's ears with his mesmerizing voice. But we all know he didn't become famous singing his originals right? Absolutely not. He was discovered on Star Search singing "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin. And now, all of his 'hit' albums are strictly remakes of 50 year old tunes made famous by the likes of, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy, Bobby, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Don't get me wrong, he's got a couple decent originals like "Home", "Lost" and "Everything".</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;">So many people ask me, "why are you so dead-set on singing old Jazz standards?" My response: "That kind of music requires talent." No synthesizers or computers were altering any vocal techniques back then. Those were just pure, beautiful, well-trained, voices. Now, T-Pain, Chris Brown and Timbaland have got people fooled. We're obsessed with these 'fake voices'. I can appreciate that our tastes change and our cultures evolve. But how far can music continue to evolve until no human beings are required at all? Not even a guitar or a drummer would be needed if we only chose to listen to Trance, House, Dubstep or Techno. I love playing The House Of Blues because every band is made up of raw talent with bloody fingers and sweaty brows. Hoarse vocals and shaky knees. Am I looking to get famous? Not at all. My vision of success is simply being able to work steadily and travel, doing what I love; performing live. Performing music where people can hear and understand every lyric I'm swoonin' their way. </div><div style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif;"><br />
</div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span">I am </span><span class="ecxApple-style-span">embarrassed</span><span class="ecxApple-style-span"> to admit this; but I did watch the final (and ONLY the final) episode of America's Got Talent. (I'm extremely anti-reality TV). The four finalists included three large groups and one solo guy. This one guy against a bunch of large groups and teams. What was his talent, you ask? He was a crooner! He sings old tunes in the old style of Frank and the Rat Pack. The winner ended up being that gentleman from West Virginia. At one point he was homeless and washing cars, now he's a million dollars richer and will have a show in Vegas. At first, I can't lie, I was totally jealous. I hate reality TV and for this guy to make it big singing the stuff I sing, off of a whim on a TV show, when I've been at this for years made me a tad sour. But then I realized something. There's still hope. Hope for our generation. This lone, homely, humble, shy, man was able to capture the entire audience of America singing the exact same tunes I belt out every week. Do I want to be rich and famous? No. Truthfully, I would settle for having my bills paid, paycheck to paycheck and traveling the world playing lounges til I'm dead. I'll never retire. But I'll tell you one thing: you think it's easier to get work as a musician singing the same poppy crap the radio's over-play every day? Or to go after a piece of the Buble pie? Not a lot of competition there; and I like those odds. Now get off your damn computer and go listen to some real music. I know you've got a favorite Elvis Presley song...everybody does. </span><br />
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Cheers,</div><div><br />
</div><div>BR</div></div></div></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OEfqBhsHxkw" width="560"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-619118757016870502011-09-15T16:14:00.000-07:002011-09-15T16:14:29.848-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>"The making of a new American" </strong></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: blue;">As of tomorrow, besides every </span><span style="color: red;">child</span> that’s born, we will have <span style="color: blue;">another American to add to our n</span><span style="color: red;">umbers</span>. Im headed up to KC to <span style="color: blue;">watch my brother/best-friend F<span style="color: red;">aisal take</span> </span><span style="color: red;">his</span> oath to become a <span style="color: blue;">citizen. I super stoked not only f</span><span style="color: red;">or him, but</span> to see how the whole process goes. I’m sure Ill have a great blog to put together when I get back, but in the meantime I will fishing through my emails of submissions to post to the blog. Please email me your videos, ideas, motivational rants, funny stories, etc to </span><a href="mailto:reynoldswrapping@mail.com"><span style="color: red;">reynoldswrapping@mail.com</span></a></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>In the meantime here’s a video of my Boston Terrier/Pot Belly Pig saying hello!</strong></span></div><div></div><div></div></div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LfFxGYVHKzQ" width="420"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The very first pure American Dog</strong></span><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-84113451955959369182011-09-15T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-15T16:24:42.061-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong>Around the office we love to share our Chuck Norris lines and even make a few up ourselves. Enjoy!! Feel free to add you liners in the comments.</strong></em></span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">Around the office Chuck Norris Liners</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWrGVJkicI0dCqXPcmiKkXS5CWwEw_Y4Ty9sNp0V1bFdubP3edWUlScPrr5MRxM6baYsxBlFBxTkjVpFfX92CsUxOxRV4uPx5POXoyo0RgUl8zRs7rYrQ7fLK1fPmz4Y7wBBqKE9QCw-_/s1600/nunchucks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; height: 151px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 149px;"></a></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chuck Norris can’t have a heart attack. Nothing dares to attack Chuck Norris!</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The boogie man checks under his bed for Chuck Norris!</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chuck Norris is 1/8<sup>th</sup> Indian. Nothing to do with his geneology. He ate an Indian!</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chuck Norris doesn’t go hunting. He goes killing!</span></span></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There is no theory of evolution. Just creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-26939266533894813382011-09-15T11:09:00.000-07:002011-09-21T13:23:44.412-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wake and Hate</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBwZTWGh24ut_dfvb2ZWYUdE6HynhULdXO9ht2li3mWMiX0QMhiwoURsuHG5__6N8WS_NnUzp9-x7Ie1-43WTbklzN_xf5PI5hbdQKQ1aOC_RdcOImrqNF5PRtZfQkfdOP3X3yUIBq1PW/s1600/Uneducated.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBwZTWGh24ut_dfvb2ZWYUdE6HynhULdXO9ht2li3mWMiX0QMhiwoURsuHG5__6N8WS_NnUzp9-x7Ie1-43WTbklzN_xf5PI5hbdQKQ1aOC_RdcOImrqNF5PRtZfQkfdOP3X3yUIBq1PW/s1600/Uneducated.bmp" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So, I come into work this morning to see a writer for MSN<a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/08/customer-service-i-like-that-supersized.html"> hating</a> on Car Salesman. This is exactly one of the reasons that I started this blog. It’s seems there are more haters in this world writing articles than educated. For some reason they feel when they report the negative on something they are “Educating the Public.” Here’s the link. Read it and then Ill educate you on each of her hate rants. <b><i><span style="color: blue; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://money.msn.com/saving-money/5-things-car-salesmen-will-not-say-weston.aspx?gt1=33026" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #0068cf;">http://money.msn.com/saving-money/5-things-car-salesmen-will-not-say-weston.aspx?gt1=33026</span></span></a></span></i></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">First of all here’s a disclaimer, unlike her I will admit I do have somewhat of a buyess opinion being in the car business. With that said Im an honest man and will deffinatley tell you the negative and the positive on the subject. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/08/car-tip-for-day-incentives-manufacturer.html">1.) “Im getting a secret incentive to sell this car.”</a></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Laughable. I wasn’t aware that the general public wasn't educated enough to know that car businesses make a profit. Consider yourself informed. Kinda the purpose for being in business. If there is a certain vehicle that is not moving as well as others, manufacturers do pay dealerships an incentive to help move that unit. Anyone knows in sales that money motivates and if you tell me im going to make more by selling this rather than that; What do you think I m going to try to sell. Also we don’t necessarily have to keep that “incentive as profit.” A lot of times we use that money to sell the car at a cheaper price as an “incentive” to the customer. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">2.) Sticker shock is built into this deal.</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">First of all, I would have no problem with telling a customer this statement. Buying a car is a beautiful thing. Negotiating is not something you can do on everything you buy. Try it at Wal-Mart. Not gonna happen. So yes we do have to make room for negotiation. I know folks! This is really some mind boggling stuff. Kinda seems as if the lady ,that wrote this article, pretty much assumes the general public are imbeciles. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3.) You’ll get a better deal through the internet. </span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Is this true? Well on this one I can say she’s right. We do price our vehicles at a very slim profit margin on the internet to get your business in here. You think were going to overprice our vehicle at huge profit margins online just so you can go to our competitors site and see that its cheaper. Not Likely. Another brain buster lady!</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">4.) Knock yourself out of negotiating price; I’ve got plenty of other ways to skin you.</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">SKIN YOU? Is this lady for real. With the use of the internet now a days, price is not what sells products anymore. It’s service. You can get a good price anywhere. So, the term SKIN is not a term used in the office unless my co-workers are speaking of their fresh kill on opening day of deer season. Here’s some info. Will we take a loss on a vehicle to gain a customer? Yes! Studies have shown that an average customer value over their life period is $350,000. So, if I can retain that customer for life eventually I will make a profit from their business. Another factor is that by selling them a car there’s a 90% chance they will be servicing it here. Oil changes, tire, etc. Sorry to disappoint ya folks, but we profit here also. As far as the financing of a vehicle goes, yes we make money there also. Banks will pay us flat fees to do business with them. A lot of times we will make some money off the interest rate, but in this case most of the time we get for you a better rate than what your bank is giving you. You save money and we make a little more money. What’s wrong with that?</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">5.)The great deal we advertised; you won’t get it.</span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Now this statement is totally false and illegal. Has this lady ever hear of the BBB or the Attorney General. If we advertise it and it’s still available, you will get that deal bottom line.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">In closing before you share your opinion you might want to educate yourself a little more on that subject. As for this lady; well I love the fact that she has to wake up every morning, be miserable, and think of a hate article to write that day to save the world. If ignorance is bliss… this lady has it on tap! </span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"> Please put your opinions in the comments and please share this blog on your twitter and facebook.</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBwZTWGh24ut_dfvb2ZWYUdE6HynhULdXO9ht2li3mWMiX0QMhiwoURsuHG5__6N8WS_NnUzp9-x7Ie1-43WTbklzN_xf5PI5hbdQKQ1aOC_RdcOImrqNF5PRtZfQkfdOP3X3yUIBq1PW/s1600/Uneducated.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-73010719155962373532011-09-15T08:49:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:49:38.368-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
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<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> Della Getting Her Super Soaker On!!</span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T8fA5erU36o" width="420"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-79531850965753322832011-09-15T06:52:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:27:36.965-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2F609CMS-3u88huINaHUBe2kF2z2ZH99jZbndsfpi9IXrN1ZvU4u71_QcIHFXtmBnDbLJ3RXskD4N6O8cQMtdC6lK0hOOu-wYA-lfmGAwvKbLdHo98cQ4Zo6xG6LpFV54fispZty5ad-/s1600/Social_Spaghetti.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2F609CMS-3u88huINaHUBe2kF2z2ZH99jZbndsfpi9IXrN1ZvU4u71_QcIHFXtmBnDbLJ3RXskD4N6O8cQMtdC6lK0hOOu-wYA-lfmGAwvKbLdHo98cQ4Zo6xG6LpFV54fispZty5ad-/s320/Social_Spaghetti.bmp" width="203" /></a></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span><strong>Social Spaghetti</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Twitter, facebook, foursquare, ustream, and the list goes on. So many to choose from and update. Just to make people like myself ,that work 13 hours a day, feel as if they have friends. I’ve personally liked this blogging kick I’ve been on. It’s an outlet that lets your own personality come out and not only be judged by the witty one-liner that popped into your head. On twitter this morning I follow @epictweets. She has some classic one liners. This morning she tweeted “<i><span style="font-style: italic;">facebooks kinda like jail. You sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don’t know.”</span></i> Great stuff!! A lot of truth in humor there. Honestly, I don’t have a personal relationship with a quarter of the people on my twitter, facebook, etc. Its just an outlet and a tool for me to network and get to meet people from all walks of life. Its amazing what people will share on their social network. You get to meet their kids, parents, pets, etc. Hell, you’ve seen the power of social spagehetti help over throw a country. (EGYPT). Airing your laundry and pics are great, but social networking has become a very powerful advertising tool. People are starting to view their social networks more than they watch television, live events, etc. How many times have you been to a movie, game, etc. and have seen a person a row ahead of you updating their social network. If you don’t see that this is a great opportunity for advertising put the crack pipe down, take the blinders off, and adapt. Business will always be constantly be changing due to the fact people have the attention span of a nat. So, if you don’t adapt someone else will and take your business. So have fun with it, make new friends, but make sure when you’re eating that social spaghetti you leave some room for dessert... BUSINESS </span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-5919587394879452712011-09-14T19:17:00.001-07:002011-09-14T19:17:54.978-07:00Reynolds Wrapping: The Diva Martini<a href="http://reynoldswrapping.blogspot.com/2011/09/diva-martini.html?spref=bl">Reynolds Wrapping: The Diva Martini</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-2199028728021875952011-09-14T19:17:00.000-07:002011-09-14T19:17:20.440-07:00The Diva Martini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wFo9D06qse4" width="420"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826312526558267932.post-49755719154122215542011-09-14T17:15:00.000-07:002011-09-14T17:15:16.146-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Drink of the Evening</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"Long day calls for a cocktail"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Another calorie watcher ladies!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Check back for instructional video!!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">3 oz. Diet Sprite</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Splash Pineapple Juice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Pour ingredients into a tumbler filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of fresh lime</span></div><br />
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