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Another Free Postcard

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Simon
This one is to promote Oktoberfest at Jovenes in Boyle Heights.  It qualifies because there is room on the back for a message.... Read More

Maxim of the Week for September 25, 2006

Posted on September 25, 2006September 25, 2006 by Simon
“Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.” Author Unknown... Read More

Great Bumper Sticker

Posted on September 24, 2006September 24, 2006 by Simon
That was Zen. This is Tao.... Read More

Condo Condiments

Posted on September 21, 2006September 21, 2006 by Simon
Here is an idea for anyone who has ever rented a vacation home or condominium. Part of the reason for renting a condo rather than staying at a hotel is so that you can have the convenience and economy... Read More

“Magnificently Wrong”

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Simon
This expression is taken from The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester.  He used it to describe one of the estimates for how long it would take to prepare the OED.  As I recall the estimate ... Read More

Global Warming Warning

Posted on September 18, 2006September 18, 2006 by Simon
A few weeks ago I read somewhere that if all of the ice cap on Greenland melted the oceans would rise 21 feet. My initial reaction was disbelief. I quickly calculated in my head that it would only be ... Read More

Maxim of the Week for September 18, 2006

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Simon
“It is a great problem to learn how to give without weakening the moral backbone of the beneficiary” John D Rockefeller 1839-1937 Founder Standard Oil... Read More

Photos are back.

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Simon
Excellent news.  Photos are back.  Thanks to Matt G. for the much needed boost over the technology hurdle.... Read More

Why I am an Approbator

Posted on September 15, 2006September 15, 2006 by Simon
In 1981, when we started our first successful company, Coventry Manufacturing, the title on my business card read “President.” During the first few years we were in business I read an article in I... Read More

Allocating a Scarce Commodity: Freeway Space

Posted on September 13, 2006 by Simon
Traffic Congestion is one of the banes of living in modern urban areas.  This idea could help.  I was looking around for a market solution to the problem of congestion on the freeways after spending... Read More
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