From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Samsung 52 ” LCD HDTV big Seller this Year at Amazon

December 26, 2008

Tweet This PostWell, it seems again that online will have beaten the offline retailers.
While retail was/still is giving it away at drastic discounts. Online etailers like Amazon are getting high fives.
Amazon.com Inc. said Friday that the 2008 holiday season was the online retailer’s “best ever,” with more than 6.3 million items ordered and [...]

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The 4 Hour Work Week Fact / Fiction?

December 24, 2008

Tweet This PostHave you read the 4 hour work week?  Its one hell of a challenge and somewhat of an indictment on conventional thinking. It makes you ask “are you working to live or living to work?”
A very interesting writer at Wired, Chris Hardwic recently delved into the Tim Ferriss philosophy and two [...]

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Male Coded Christmas Shopping

December 21, 2008

Tweet This PostThere seem such a disconnect between the news and at least what I have experienced in my dips into world of malls and shopping of late.
The last few years I have shopped online not so much because of my support of all that is digital, but perhaps an innate male fear [...]

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On God & Bigger Things

December 20, 2008

Tweet This PostBecause of the age we live, or perhaps from ease of mass information it seems the atheists have found their voice.  Guys like Richard Dawkins (author of God Delusion) are finding it easier to make their case in such a graceless age.  So both believers and atheist argue over belief that [...]

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Insanity Defined

December 19, 2008

Tweet This PostHave you heard the great line that the”definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting it to change?”
Most of us will be doing, thinking and feeling more or less the same things this time next year as we are now. If you don’t want that sameness, [...]

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Snow in Malibu & Vegas!

December 18, 2008

Tweet This PostVegas Snow

Malibu Snow
This was shot going down Stunt Road toward Calabasas from Saddle Peak Road and Schueren Road.

Snow falls in Malibu, California on Wednesday, December 17 2008. You can see the Malibu country club, down in the canyon in the distance.

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Coach

December 18, 2008

Tweet This PostFootball to me has always been more than X’s and O’s. It is somewhat metaphorical to life. Some of the greatest Coaches have been been great leaders and somewhat philosophical wizards.  Anyone sport enthusiast cannot help but think of the Wizard of Westwood, John Wooden and his treasure trove of quips. [...]

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Google Earth Catches the Craziest Stuff

December 17, 2008

Tweet This PostCheck out the crazy stuff that G Earth has caught on camera.

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Cyber Monday: Christmas Grinch Slayer?

December 3, 2008

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Comscore reports Cyber Monday saw $846 million in online spending, a 15 percent increase over the November loss of 2%.

51 percent of consumers indicated that the level of promotions and discounts is higher this year than last year

12 percent said that there appeared to be fewer, suggesting that retailers are [...]

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What Recession? Net Sales Up

December 2, 2008

Tweet This PostA Shop.org survey says that 84.6 million consumers plan to shop online from home or at work today. This is up from 72 million in ‘07 and 60.7 million in ‘06. The survey found that 37.2 percent of adults will shop online today, up over 16 percent over last year. [...]

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