First the apology. To everyone in my phone whose name happens to begin with the letter A-L I realize you get the bulk of my drunk dials and I am sorry for that I rarely make it out of the L's so people in the later half of the alphabet thank your lucky stars you are far enough down my contact list to survive the hours of 12-4AM un molested by Bizzio von Bittensnatch.
To solve this I would like to have someone develop me an app for my phone. If you sell it cut me in on it for 5%...
It is called Random Drunk Dial I shake my phone and it gives me a number to drunk dial or drunk text at random.
One safety features I would request... There must be a way to exclude bosses or anyone else who can get you fired from the random shake.
As a bonus I would like to offer an upgraded package for an additional 99 cents that will let me drunk dial people not in my contact list but who have also signed up for the application when they are logged into it....you know kind of a way to meet other people who have DDS or Drunk Dialing Syndrome.
Let me know if any of you phone application developers are in....
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Green vs Green
I have read two books on the same topic over the last week that could not have been more different.
Book 1.) The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones
Book 2.) Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas Friedman
First off let me say I absolutely agree with the concept we need a green revolution to save this country, it is going to be painful, it is going to be expensive, but the consequences of not doing it are even greater. I am not a hard sell on this topic I am already buying.
With that said I am glad that I got book one at the library because if I bought it I would have been pissed. I don't mind a little bit of extravagant dooms days language to make your point I mean you are trying to sell it but give me a break. The causality in this book scared me. (If we have a green revolution we can reverse racism?, the proportion of income that CEO's make compared to employees? Make the entire world fair again? What? We are facing run-a-way global warming.....data? At least a note something? Human nature to dominate and control is not going to dissipate just because we harness the power of the wind.
I don't mind opted ed pieces I write them all of the time but this book was an opt ed piece disguised as research.
Book 2 was a little better. I am a luke warm Friedman fan, but I think it was a much more comprehensive look at the subject. I especially enjoyed the part about how utility companies work, something I have never thought about before this was fascinating to me. From coal to my outlet..Kind of blew my mind But I digress.
Both books did mention one other thing that really caught my eye about how Jimmy Carter started all of these green projects in the 70's even to the extent of installing solar panels on the white house (Which Regan immediately removed and cut funding for) I wonder if republicans will think differently after reading it?
The winner between the two books.................Friedman, although I wasn't particulary inspired by either of them at least after reading this I have a clearer view of the problem and what it is going to take to solve it.
Book 1.) The Green Collar Economy by Van Jones
Book 2.) Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas Friedman
First off let me say I absolutely agree with the concept we need a green revolution to save this country, it is going to be painful, it is going to be expensive, but the consequences of not doing it are even greater. I am not a hard sell on this topic I am already buying.
With that said I am glad that I got book one at the library because if I bought it I would have been pissed. I don't mind a little bit of extravagant dooms days language to make your point I mean you are trying to sell it but give me a break. The causality in this book scared me. (If we have a green revolution we can reverse racism?, the proportion of income that CEO's make compared to employees? Make the entire world fair again? What? We are facing run-a-way global warming.....data? At least a note something? Human nature to dominate and control is not going to dissipate just because we harness the power of the wind.
I don't mind opted ed pieces I write them all of the time but this book was an opt ed piece disguised as research.
Book 2 was a little better. I am a luke warm Friedman fan, but I think it was a much more comprehensive look at the subject. I especially enjoyed the part about how utility companies work, something I have never thought about before this was fascinating to me. From coal to my outlet..Kind of blew my mind But I digress.
Both books did mention one other thing that really caught my eye about how Jimmy Carter started all of these green projects in the 70's even to the extent of installing solar panels on the white house (Which Regan immediately removed and cut funding for) I wonder if republicans will think differently after reading it?
The winner between the two books.................Friedman, although I wasn't particulary inspired by either of them at least after reading this I have a clearer view of the problem and what it is going to take to solve it.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Trading Names
Last weekend when I was in Milewaukee we went to this place called, "The Open Flame" It was a nice place with good food and service but for some reason I was kind of mad that the name was wasted on this place. Wouldn't The Open Flame be great name for a gay bar or a fondue spot?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Product Idea #876981 Roller Skate Rims
How about rims for your roller skates? Rolling on twos with Daytons...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Weekend ReCap
Friday
Went to Milwaukee (Hales Corners)
Party Party Party :)
Saturday
Resumed....
Party Party Party:)
Happy Birthday E
Sunday
home.....
Read Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness., by Richard Thaler
I hated this book and everything it stood for, I hate the premise of a third party deciding what is good for me. The first few chapters we worth while about why people make the decisions they do and the psychology behind it, but as soon as he started to determine how to use this to make the world a better place I get enraged.
Granted things like automatic opt in for 401k are probably a good idea for most people but automatic opt in for organ transplants just started a slippery slope for me. What if the powers that be decide that automatic opt in to the Military is a great benefit to the country? I still think for better our worse people should have the right to decide what they want.
I also think his pompous remarks about the difference between ECON's and "humans" were kind of tiring. I have seen just as many studys of "Econs" falling into the same logical traps so you are not immune to the dumb ways of thinking Mr. Thaler
The only thing I ended up liking from this book was his stance on marriage that the state and federal level should only recognize civil unions and not marriages and leave the marriages to the church. Otherwise screw it ....
Went to Milwaukee (Hales Corners)
Party Party Party :)
Saturday
Resumed....
Party Party Party:)
Happy Birthday E
Sunday
home.....
Read Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness., by Richard Thaler
I hated this book and everything it stood for, I hate the premise of a third party deciding what is good for me. The first few chapters we worth while about why people make the decisions they do and the psychology behind it, but as soon as he started to determine how to use this to make the world a better place I get enraged.
Granted things like automatic opt in for 401k are probably a good idea for most people but automatic opt in for organ transplants just started a slippery slope for me. What if the powers that be decide that automatic opt in to the Military is a great benefit to the country? I still think for better our worse people should have the right to decide what they want.
I also think his pompous remarks about the difference between ECON's and "humans" were kind of tiring. I have seen just as many studys of "Econs" falling into the same logical traps so you are not immune to the dumb ways of thinking Mr. Thaler
The only thing I ended up liking from this book was his stance on marriage that the state and federal level should only recognize civil unions and not marriages and leave the marriages to the church. Otherwise screw it ....
Friday, February 20, 2009
Business Idea #254132 - BecauseIloveyou.com
Premise: Women love flowers and presents at ransom times throughout the year as well as on their birthdays and anniversary
Men often suck as fulfilling this obligation.
So is born the website because I love you.com
Here is the premise for a monthly subscription charge you get to enter your significant other, mom or who ever you want to sign up into the interface.
You enter their birthday, anniversary, name, shipping information, generic message for cards... etc.
Then you select a package.
1.) Cute
2.) OMG
or
3.) Prince Fucking Charming
The packages correspond to the size of the arrangements that the recipient will receive.
Then on 3 (semi)random dates the recipient will get flowers sent to the them, they will also get flowers sent to them on their birthday and their anniversary.
The beauty of this system is you are just an order taker you then forward the orders onto a flower wholesaler and distributor whom you have a contract with who will then ship the flowers to the recipient.
You are basically driving traffic for a flower distributor and getting cash.
Take out a few ad's in Men's Fitness, Etc.. and you are up and running.
Anyone know a flower retailer other then Bachman's who kind of laughed and screwed me when I approached them about Wholesaling?
Men often suck as fulfilling this obligation.
So is born the website because I love you.com
Here is the premise for a monthly subscription charge you get to enter your significant other, mom or who ever you want to sign up into the interface.
You enter their birthday, anniversary, name, shipping information, generic message for cards... etc.
Then you select a package.
1.) Cute
2.) OMG
or
3.) Prince Fucking Charming
The packages correspond to the size of the arrangements that the recipient will receive.
Then on 3 (semi)random dates the recipient will get flowers sent to the them, they will also get flowers sent to them on their birthday and their anniversary.
The beauty of this system is you are just an order taker you then forward the orders onto a flower wholesaler and distributor whom you have a contract with who will then ship the flowers to the recipient.
You are basically driving traffic for a flower distributor and getting cash.
Take out a few ad's in Men's Fitness, Etc.. and you are up and running.
Anyone know a flower retailer other then Bachman's who kind of laughed and screwed me when I approached them about Wholesaling?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Why Is It So Salty?
Experiment #2574863 - Bar Popcorn Myth
One of my favorite things in the world is popcorn. Huge handfuls of popcorn. So much that half of it misses your mouth and lands on the floor. The buttery goodness trickling down your cheeks..yum.
This is one of the reasons that I enjoy going to bars that offer free popcorn.
Now there are a few camps of thought when it comes to why popcorn is served free at the bar.
1.) Salt makes you drink more.
2.) People who have food in their stomach can drink more.
3.) People with limited money have to choose between beer and food no longer have to.
All of these items in the end are aimed at selling more booze then the cost of the popcorn it takes to get people to drink it.
Here comes the test several people who are friends of mine who happen to be both big drinkers and popcorn eaters walk into a test bar. (This is unknown to them that this is the test bar) We order drinks and I make a mark on napkin of how fast everyone finished their drink. (All about equal)
We then go to a popcorn bar and they are asked to draw drink straws - Blue Straw = Popcorn Eater, Red Straw = Non-Popcorn eater
I tell them that I would like to see what team can fart the loudest at the end of the night the people who at the popcorn or those who didn't. (I didn't want to tell them the truth about what was being measured since as soon as you make people aware it is a quantity thing your results get screwed)
I then tally drinks for each person on a napkin for the rest of the night
So the results.....
They both drank the same amounts. But the team without the popcorn reported to be less happy. (I think I fucking hate you sometimes) was the exact phase they also reported (bitched) more the next morning about their hang over's.
I realize these results are still inconclusive, and a much larger sample size is needed but I still was surprised that there was no difference in the amount consumed between these two camps...
But I think I found something else - Popcorn eaters are happier then non-popcorn eaters.
Now I just need to do this with a big enough sample size that I can write a paper on it.
One of my favorite things in the world is popcorn. Huge handfuls of popcorn. So much that half of it misses your mouth and lands on the floor. The buttery goodness trickling down your cheeks..yum.
This is one of the reasons that I enjoy going to bars that offer free popcorn.
Now there are a few camps of thought when it comes to why popcorn is served free at the bar.
1.) Salt makes you drink more.
2.) People who have food in their stomach can drink more.
3.) People with limited money have to choose between beer and food no longer have to.
All of these items in the end are aimed at selling more booze then the cost of the popcorn it takes to get people to drink it.
Here comes the test several people who are friends of mine who happen to be both big drinkers and popcorn eaters walk into a test bar. (This is unknown to them that this is the test bar) We order drinks and I make a mark on napkin of how fast everyone finished their drink. (All about equal)
We then go to a popcorn bar and they are asked to draw drink straws - Blue Straw = Popcorn Eater, Red Straw = Non-Popcorn eater
I tell them that I would like to see what team can fart the loudest at the end of the night the people who at the popcorn or those who didn't. (I didn't want to tell them the truth about what was being measured since as soon as you make people aware it is a quantity thing your results get screwed)
I then tally drinks for each person on a napkin for the rest of the night
So the results.....
They both drank the same amounts. But the team without the popcorn reported to be less happy. (I think I fucking hate you sometimes) was the exact phase they also reported (bitched) more the next morning about their hang over's.
I realize these results are still inconclusive, and a much larger sample size is needed but I still was surprised that there was no difference in the amount consumed between these two camps...
But I think I found something else - Popcorn eaters are happier then non-popcorn eaters.
Now I just need to do this with a big enough sample size that I can write a paper on it.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tire-d
Close to 10 years ago I had a roommate who popped his tire the day before he was moving out.
He placed that tire next to the garbage can in my alley for pick up and moved to another state.
That tire sat next to my garbage can for a year before I accepted that the city was not going to pick it up.
So after my neighbors started to bitch about mosquito pools and west Nile virus I rolled the tire into my garage.
Where it has sat for the last 9 years.
Once in a while the contempt for the tire would come over me and I would Google what I had to do to get rid of it...
Get a tire voucher, bring it to the dump drop off site 5 miles from my house.
20 minutes of work I put off for 10 years.
I would get mad at the tire, my roommate for leaving it.
I would harbor fantasies about rolling it down the alley to another neighbors bin.
But mostly I held a grudge, felt angry, complained and did nothing.
I walked by that tire in December and I said to myself that tire is not the problem....you are.
I sat down at my kitchen table and I made a list of every thing like the tire that would take only about 20 minutes each to fix and for most part just require action on my part and no money.
Some examples
1.) Fix a door knob
2.) Tighten a banister
3.) Fill-out application for graduation
4.) Take tire to the dump
5.) Bring school books to half price
6.) Clean up credit report
etc.
I came up with 120 things that would make my life better that met the following criteria
1.) Simplify Life
2.) Declutter
3.) Expand your mind
4.) Lesson your needless expenses
5.) Increase your wealth and happiness
6.) Manage known risks
7.) Must be able to complete task in under 30 minutes
Then was born the 120
120 minutes a day
30 minutes of exercise
30 minutes of reading
20 minutes getting one thing done off of the task list
40 days into this year I have 40 things crossed off this list.
Yesterday after work I brought that tire to the dump.
Not a monumental task by any means but I tell you that when I tossed that tire into the dumpster that a million pounds of weight went with it.
And I smiled the whole way home.
He placed that tire next to the garbage can in my alley for pick up and moved to another state.
That tire sat next to my garbage can for a year before I accepted that the city was not going to pick it up.
So after my neighbors started to bitch about mosquito pools and west Nile virus I rolled the tire into my garage.
Where it has sat for the last 9 years.
Once in a while the contempt for the tire would come over me and I would Google what I had to do to get rid of it...
Get a tire voucher, bring it to the dump drop off site 5 miles from my house.
20 minutes of work I put off for 10 years.
I would get mad at the tire, my roommate for leaving it.
I would harbor fantasies about rolling it down the alley to another neighbors bin.
But mostly I held a grudge, felt angry, complained and did nothing.
I walked by that tire in December and I said to myself that tire is not the problem....you are.
I sat down at my kitchen table and I made a list of every thing like the tire that would take only about 20 minutes each to fix and for most part just require action on my part and no money.
Some examples
1.) Fix a door knob
2.) Tighten a banister
3.) Fill-out application for graduation
4.) Take tire to the dump
5.) Bring school books to half price
6.) Clean up credit report
etc.
I came up with 120 things that would make my life better that met the following criteria
1.) Simplify Life
2.) Declutter
3.) Expand your mind
4.) Lesson your needless expenses
5.) Increase your wealth and happiness
6.) Manage known risks
7.) Must be able to complete task in under 30 minutes
Then was born the 120
120 minutes a day
30 minutes of exercise
30 minutes of reading
20 minutes getting one thing done off of the task list
40 days into this year I have 40 things crossed off this list.
Yesterday after work I brought that tire to the dump.
Not a monumental task by any means but I tell you that when I tossed that tire into the dumpster that a million pounds of weight went with it.
And I smiled the whole way home.
Sigma Xi Says......
"..avoid the unmanageable and manage the unavoidable..."
I like that.
It is one of my key goals this year to be more proactive in determining the outcome of events and to tell you the truth to be back in control of my life and destiny after being in a tailspin for so long feels really good:)
I like that.
It is one of my key goals this year to be more proactive in determining the outcome of events and to tell you the truth to be back in control of my life and destiny after being in a tailspin for so long feels really good:)
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