Posted in Entertainment on Jun 29th, 2008 1 Comment »
This weekend I went to see the band Everclear perform at the Stars & Stripes Festival in downtown Mt. Clemens, Michigan. I opted for a VIP ticket, despite it being a free concert and was able to get up close to the stage, have access to a VIP bar and bleacher seating as well some [...]
Posted in News on Jun 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Today is Bill Gates’ last day working at Microsoft, the company he founded in 1975 as a Harvard drop out that now dominates the computer operating system market worldwide. Gates has been at or near the top of the list of world’s richest people for over a decade and will be leaving the day-to-day tasks [...]
Posted in Politics on Jun 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Before the Republican and Democratic nominees have even been announced, both assumed winners John McCain and Barack Obama have lost my vote. I consider myself a liberal-leaning independent and the rash of flip-flops coming from both candidates in recent days makes me feel a vote for either will be utterly pointless. Fact is, the candidate [...]
Posted in News on Jun 18th, 2008 No Comments »
First and foremost, I am not a beer drinker. I think the stuff tastes really bad, but I do want to make a case for Anheuser-Busch (BUD) staying a US company and resisting the takeover attempt by InBev.
InBev is a Belgian brewer and is offering a staggering $46.3 Billion cash takeover of the St. Louis [...]
Posted in Google, Internet on Jun 13th, 2008 No Comments »
I applaud Microsoft for standing firm on their earlier announcement that they would not continue negotiating with Yahoo after their offer deadline had passed. Jerry Yang’s own ego got in the way of what was in the best interest of the shareholders and his days at Yahoo are surely numbered, despite the fact he is [...]
Posted in Fun on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
I recently came across a site dedicated to watches. My watch recently died and I’ve been in the market for a new one for quite a while, but just been too busy to go out and look for one. That is until I found BlueDial.com, which is offering free sizing and 2nd day delivery along [...]
Posted in News on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
The largest drug haul in history (by weight) has recently been destroyed in Afghanistan by two British bombers. The marijuana weighed a staggering 237 tons and was too large to move.
A loss of $400 Million worth of drugs will surely have an effect on the Afghan drug lords who are believed to be funding weapon [...]
Posted in Free Stuff on Jun 11th, 2008 No Comments »
John Chow is giving away a bag of goodies from Market Leverage. The bag will be filled with:
Market Leverage T-Shirt
Golf Shirt
Jacket
Hat
Flip Video Camera
$200 Market Leverage Amex Card
USB Pen Drive
iPod Nano
To get your entries into the contest for over $500 worth of stuff, just write a post like this one here for five free entries, or [...]
Posted in Technology on Jun 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I’ve come across a few interesting websites touting the benefits of adding an HHO generator (water based) to the engine of your car in order to increase fuel economy and considerably decrease your gasoline purchases.
Some of the benefits that can be gained by converting your car to run on water and gasoline include:
Increased fuel economy [...]
Posted in Economy on Jun 6th, 2008 No Comments »
National unemployment numbers were released this morning and the monthly increase in unemployment was the largest in 22 years, signaling the economy continues to slip.
Crude oil futures also spiked 5% first thing in the morning to about $134/barrel. The trend of oil had been moving downward over the last few trading days, but has quickly [...]
