Business Strategy, Personal Development, Marketing
I’m turning over a new leaf. I’ll write about that later, but as part of said leaf-turning, I bought a Fitbit Flex 2. I’ll cover why later, but for now, let’s start with a nice review of how well a Fitbit Flex 2 works for a middle-aged, 40-something, man. I used to have a different … Read more
I have made the switch to LED bulbs. This didn’t happen out of any concern for the environment or out of any desire to save electricity, although those are both nice side benefits. It turns out there are great reasons to switch to LED bulbs that have nothing to do with either of those things. … Read more
They call it “fees.” The reality is that it is false pricing. The airline industry, through consolidation and relentless cost cutting, has turned itself, with few exceptions, into an indistinguishable commodity. For the average, non-million mile, traveller, there is little difference between United Airlines and American Airlines. Both charge you to check a bag, neither … Read more
Angie’s List spent years as the sort-of premier review site. The thing that made them different was that in order to review a company, you had to be a paying member. The idea was that having people pay meant that they actually cared more, and there would be better, more honest reviews than on a … Read more
Am I the only one who has ever watched a science fiction movie?! NASA, in conjunction with a medical researcher just sent the “antibiotic-resistant superbug” MRSA into space where astronauts will study how it grows and mutates in zero-gravity. I’ll tell you how it grows and mutates in zero-gravity, into a unstoppable killing machine undetectable … Read more
Earlier this year, the polls in England all but assured that the referendum on leaving the European Union, dubbed “Brexit”, would be defeated. Similarly, almost all U.S. election polls predicted a Hillary Clinton victory in the race for President. Both were staggeringly wrong. Why Polls Fail Most people don’t understand how polls actually work. Statistically, … Read more
Once upon a time, everything I ordered online was so that I could get it cheaper. Then, I added in when I couldn’t get things locally. Lately, I’ve started ordering online just because it is easier, or because I keep forgetting. Is Propane Taxi Worth It? Propane Taxi is an online delivery service that will … Read more
Recently, there has been a lot of hand wringing about the so-called Gig Economy. For those of you who don’t know the term, the concept of the gig economy is businesses and labor that operate on a per gig, that is per single transaction, basis. The most well known gig economy based businesses currently are … Read more
I did some research for an article recently that was kind of interesting. The definition of a three-alarm fire, or the definition of a 3-alarm fire, is not set thing across all fire departments. The term three-alarm fire simply means that 3 different sets of units were requested to handle a particular fire. In fact, … Read more
Not long ago, I, like many other Coloradoans, bit the bullet, and ponied up $35 for a “switchable transponder,” so that I could use the express lanes for free while carpooling. Wait. That probably doesn’t make too much sense. Let’s back up. Free, But You Have to Pay, Carpool Lanes in Colorado Colorado, like lots … Read more
Last year, Amazon made a big deal out of its 20th Anniversary by starting “Amazon Prime” day. The idea was that there would be huge sales and lots of savings and everyone would love Amazon and Amazon Prime. The trouble was that any decent sales sold out so quickly that lots of people never even … Read more
Something keeps bothering me about Twitter losing money. The company claims 330 million active monthly users. If they were overly optimistic, or using a very generous definition of “active,” lets cut that in half to 150 million active users each month. Now, if they could earn just $1 per user, that would be $150 million … Read more