Subscribe by Email
Search
-
Brian’s Posts
- Technology Gadgets Outsell Furniture and Apparel
- Internet Privacy in a Sea of Web Cookies
- Reality In a Land of Dreams and Nightmares
- On the Day Nothing Happened
- Insurance and the Risks of Life in an Uncertain Universe
- South Dakota Public Radio Memories on the Fourth of July
- Are Good Ideas that Solve Problems in Short Supply?
- Want to Work for a Fun and Friendly Company?
- How We Spend Our Time as Unemployment Rises
- Finding Solutions in the Fortune Cookies of Our Minds
- Gulf Oil Spill and Gaia Mother Earth: Time to End the Blame
- Health Care Reform for the Good of All
- Health Care Reform Debate and Lack of Trust in Congress
- Surf Dog Makes Waves Doing What She Loves to Do
- Susan Boyle’s CD and the Magic of Live Audience Recordings
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Living in Silicon Valley: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Something is terribly, terribly wrong in Silicon Valley. Probably the rest of the nation too. But, as they say, everything starts in California then heads east. So whatever’s happening here will soon hit your home town if it hasn’t arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Transportation
Tagged bank closures, bart, bay area, bay bridge, california economy, commuting, downtown, economy, life, malls, public buses, public transportation, recession, san jose, silicon valley, taxes, wyoming
Leave a comment
Bridges Connect People in the Bay Area? Drain the Bay
Residents in the San Francisco Bay Area awoke again today not knowing how to quickly commutel from one side of the Bay to the other. The Bay Bridge, connecting Oakland/East Bay with San Francisco, was shut down again due to … Continue reading
Newspapers Losing Readers With Irrelevant Content
Reading through this morning’s San Jose Mercury News reinforced my belief that U.S. newspapers are contributing to their demise by printing stories that are, in many cases, irrelevant to the majority of readers. The word “relevant” has an interesting origin. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Learning, Newspapers
Tagged advertising, internet, mercury news, news, Newspapers, publishing, william randolph hearst, yellow journalism
Leave a comment
Can Silicon Valley and Wall Street Learn from Wyoming?
Wyoming, population 533,000, is experiencing its 8th straight year of population growth. What does Wyoming know that Silicon Valley doesn’t? Slower economic growth, less dependence on technology and adopting green energy has kept its unemployment rate at 6.8%. Researchers at … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Jobs, Local Government, Politics, Power, Retail
Tagged AIG, banks, bay area, california budget, clean energy, congress, economic growth, economy, greed, greed is good video, insurance companies, job growth, Local Government, michael douglas, mortgage companies, mortgages, recession, retail sales, silicon valley, silicon valley history, taxes, unemployment, wall street, white house, wyoming
Leave a comment
Improve Your Blog Writing with Aristotle and your Mom
Writing a personal blog and improving your blog writing is more art than science. A couple of past week’s experiences convince me that if Aristotle were still alive he’d issue harsh criticism to bloggers. I recorded a podcast with one … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Learning
Tagged aristotle, blog writing, bloggers, darren rowse, mom, personal blog, problogger, rhetoric, SEO, writing
Leave a comment
Passionate People Colliding with Passionate People
It’s very energizing to meet people who share similar interests. It’s like an auto collision without the damage. For me, this week has been a series of “people collisions” as I’ve met mobile professionals in San Francisco at the annual … Continue reading
Hard Times Selling Memories to Pay the Light Bill
Did you know that Charles Dickens wrote “Hard Times” because he needed the money? Flash forward to 2009 in the U.S. where people–mostly elderly–sell their gold and silver jewelry, cameos, old rosaries and music boxes to profiteers. Memories of their … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Jobs, People, family
Tagged charles dickens, coins, dreams, economy, gold, hard times, jewelry, light bill, memories, recession, wedding band
Leave a comment
Turning Off Technology Distractions in Our Lives
Tonight I was excited about writing a blog post for one of my other blogs. As I wrote, getting more and more enthusiastic about the thoughts flowing from my brain, I kept getting interrupted by technology distractions (email messages from … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Internal Peace, Success, Technology, life
Tagged Blogging, distraction, email, facebook, focusing, social media, Technology, time, tweetdeck, twitter
Leave a comment
Letting Go: The Story of the Monkey and the Coconut
Most of us have a hard time letting go of our beliefs, our actions and thoughts. I know I do. As we engage in our day-to-day activities at work and home, we tend to cling to the familiar and avoid … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Internal Peace, People, Success, health, life
Tagged anxiety, beliefs, home, human mind, letting go, monkeys, open mind, righteousness, suffering, thoughts, work
Leave a comment
Lack of Competition Causes High Health Care Costs
Unlike any other industry in the United States, the health care system is destroying our economy due to lack of competition. Despite all the arguments from health care experts, the “industry,” a confluence of insurance companies, providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical … Continue reading
