My father was pleased to announce that when he filled up his minivan the other morning he got the lower price. Midfueling, the station attendant changed the rates from $4.55 to $4.59. He saved by going earlier not later in the day. The NY Times points out that drivers are turning to lower (if we […]
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More Floods
June 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on More Floods · Older Essays
This is the link to the DesMoines Register, that has extensive coverage of the flooding. This morning the image shown on the homepage was of a man in a sandbagged and waterlogged supermarket. Meanwhile, in India floods have left over 300,000 people homeless according to this Reuters report.
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Down with bullets
June 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Down with bullets · Older Essays
Shucks, I have likely already lost your attention. We skim and browse and our eyes go to the sweet spot with something shiny. Content be damned. No long stories online, give us lists, give us doodads. Really? Is that what our online world will become, one wholly lost of grace and politeness (Do not waste […]
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Good enough, because tomorrow is not a permanent appointment
June 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Good enough, because tomorrow is not a permanent appointment · Older Essays
Seth Godin is a marketing expert, but I prefer to think of him a man with ideas who knows how to write for the Web. He makes this point in his blog today: “The object isn’t to be perfect. The goal isn’t to hold back until you’ve created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite […]
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