Now that the weather has warmed up a bit around here all of a sudden all my neighbors want to put up fences. I’m not exactly sure what I did, but I must admit that it is a bit disappointing to see. For several years the houses and yards around us have been [...]
Fences
April 2nd, 2008 No Comments
Tags: business · Community · fences · neighbors · user interface · web design
Walmart is Not so Evil
April 1st, 2008 1 Comment
Normally you wouldn’t find me extolling the virtues of a large corporation like Walmart, but this article that Marion sent me outlines how Walmart was a lot more helpful during Katrina than Fema. I find the argument of private corporations being more responsive and capable than governments interesting. I have to think that [...]
Tags: business · economy · government · walmart
Starting Up
March 14th, 2008 No Comments
I am not a serious entrepreneur, but I have started up a few companies over the years. One I sold. One we folded and I still run one - ThePlanCollection.com.
I ran across this article with startup tips. My favorite tip is ‘outsource to middle America’. I would have to [...]
Snelgrove Dies Away
February 24th, 2008 1 Comment
This is sad news for Utahns. Snelgrove ice cream is going away. When I was a kid I always loved caramel cashew. My grandfather used to buy it on their trips to Salt Lake City and carry it home in an ice chest with dry ice in it. They have been [...]
Tags: business · Dryers · ice cream · Snelgrove
First Facebook Application is Running
November 1st, 2007 1 Comment
I finally worked out most of the bugs for my first Facebook Application - My House Plans which uses data from my House Plan site. What is cool is that without putting in a lot of effort people are finding and adding the application. I worked on the app yesterday and then [...]
Tags: application · business · facebook · house plans










