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Pat Coyle Being a patient: (see 1 and 4 below)

Does anyone know of a doctor practicing in Indianapolis that actually cares about his or her patients? If so, please give me the name...we need some help...

My wife, Amy, rarely complains, but yesterday she called me just to vent. She had taken our 6-month-old son, Malachy, to the… Continue

Posted by Pat Coyle on July 3, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Janneane Consumption

With our economy in the throes, the green movement growing chic, and theories-galore about healthy diets - it's hard to escape Consumption. Even Wall-E, Pixar's new hit, examines future effects of our consumption through the lens of Buy n' Large. This fictitious store's "lulling calls to consumption help to soften and fatten the human race (you should see these blobs) and separate them from the natural world," says New York Magazine's David Edelstein in his… Continue

Posted by Janneane on July 3, 2008 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Theresia Whitfield Your Strange Ways

I am working on an article and I need your help. I want to hear from you about the strangest ways you are trying to save money due to high gas/food prices. It could be something you're doing, someone you know or something you heard of others doing. I can't wait to hear your thoughts and input!! T Continue

Posted by Theresia Whitfield on July 3, 2008 at 3:36pm — No Comments

Ken Moore Trouble Brewing at the Starbucks “Office”

Is your “chain of offices” closing? Yep, we all do it – use Starbucks locations for business meetings. Employees at 600 company-owned Starbucks stores will need to update their resumes and search for new jobs in the next year due to closings, but Starbucks management isn’t publishing a list of targeted locations. Reports say that 70 percent of the stores being closed were opened after January 1, 2006. There are 110 Starbucks locations between Kokomo and Bloomington with the majority of them be… Continue

Posted by Ken Moore on July 3, 2008 at 9:50am — 2 Comments

Kyle Lacy Hello Addictive Personality! Nice To Meet You. My SI Addiction.

Hello, my name is Kyle Lacy and I am a SI addict. Something might be wrong with me. I'm sitting here. Right here on my porch. I am tapping away at my laptop while trying to comment on blog postings and enthusiastically welcome new Smoosiers to the wonderful world of SI. In a matter of seconds I realize three things: 1. It is approaching 3 am. 2. My neighbors are still setting off fireworks. I find myself wishing (regretfully, mind you) that they would burn their fingers and stop setting off b… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on July 3, 2008 at 2:40am — 6 Comments

Pat Coyle I confess, I don't know html

I need help. How do I wrap text around an image? I can paste an image into a text box, and I can add text above and below, but sometimes I want to place the image within or adjacent to the text. It's frustrating to have the main page of our site look so amateurish...Take a look at the main page of SI today and you'll see what I mean. (fixed it, thanks Brett) Can someone give me a quick lesson to teach me this one skill? Continue

Posted by Pat Coyle on July 2, 2008 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments

Hazel We don't always get to say "Goodbye"

We don't always get the chance to say good bye to the people we love. We live our lives day to day, busy, always busy. In the back of our minds we think things like, I should call my brother, see how things are going. Then we put it off because life keeps coming at us, and after all, he is always there. How many times have you had a friend or family member enter your thoughts like a small whisp of smoke? You just pass it by, forget about it, think that you will do something about it later. Only… Continue

Posted by Hazel on July 2, 2008 at 10:00pm — 6 Comments

Patric Welch What do Firefox, me and 8,002,529 other people have in common?

I was excited when I read this today:

Thanks to the support of the always amazing Mozilla community, we now hold a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours. From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3 and are now enjoying a safer, smarter and better Web.

Why was I excited? Because I'm one of the 8,002,530 people who downloaded Firefox 3 which means...…

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Posted by Patric Welch on July 2, 2008 at 9:10pm — 1 Comment

Marla Ruth Saying "hello" to strangers

Blog entry #1 My life as a modern-day hermit: For years, I would go to work, go to the gym or the grocery store, and then go home. On weekends, I usually only left the house to go to the gym or the grocery store. At work, I had such a high level of interaction with co-workers, clients, and salespeople, that at the end of the day, I no longer had the desire to speak to anyone but my husband. I realize that having a job, work-friends, and a spouse isn’t very hermit-like. After all, I have to p… Continue

Posted by Marla Ruth on July 2, 2008 at 7:28pm — 2 Comments

Wanda Stine SHE HAD SO MANY CHILDREN, SHE NEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO...

Well, Sort Of.... This is a bit of a response to my church, who asked me to write an article for their newsletter on how I manage a large family, homeschool, and run my art business. I thought maybe some of you also might enjoy a peak into a family our size to see what "makes us tick" and… Continue

Posted by Wanda Stine on July 2, 2008 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

Amy Stark What if Stephen W. Hawking lived in the 14th Century?

I'll bet the image that popped into your mind's eye after reading that question was NOT Hawking floating around at Zero Gs! It was probably closer to him naked in a fetal position--on a cold stone floor in an insane asylum. This begs the question: how many ideas have been lost o… Continue

Posted by Amy Stark on July 2, 2008 at 2:17pm — 4 Comments

Don Schindler Siteless Web Presence Part Two or why not be in all places at once?

So how do you get a siteless web presence? Your website is one place on the web. One place that Google can direct traffic. When a person does a search for your site then you'll hopefully pop up. If you have the right kind of URL, Title Tags, Meta Tags, and enough relevant content about you on the home page. Now I'm not saying you need to talk about yourself a lot - just the right keywords. And I'm never into talking about myself too much - yo… Continue

Posted by Don Schindler on July 2, 2008 at 1:26pm — 1 Comment

RJ Howard Indianapolis Magazines

I am thinking about starting a new magazine here in Indy and currently trying to sort though all the "lifestyle" publications we currently have. We all know and love Indianapolis Monthly, and Indianapolis Women magazine, and Nuvo and Indy.com certainly have their followings as well. Here is my grey area...The Indy Men's Magazine that was out a few years ago was one of my favorites (props to Lou Harry). I had an opportunity to get involved in this Indy Sports The Men's Magazine. I choose not to f… Continue

Posted by RJ Howard on July 2, 2008 at 11:17am — 5 Comments

john blue Kids "sell" lemonade for free to help the community

In 1992 I discovered a game called Capitalist Pig, a Mac based business simulation. It was simple in its approach yet still allowed for discovery of running a business.…

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Posted by john blue on July 2, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Patric Welch Will the Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator replace my Garmin Nuvi 660?

I've been using a free 30 day trial of the Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator application on my Env2 mobile phone for a few weeks now. That's enough time for me to form an opinion although my opinion fluctuated over the course of the 30 days.

My first impression of the VZ Navigator was that it was too small. Keep in mind I'm used to (read that "spoiled by") the 4.5" display on my standalone…

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Posted by Patric Welch on July 1, 2008 at 8:24pm — 5 Comments

Nwokedi C. Idika It’s Not God Bless America, It’s God BLESSED America

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Posted by Nwokedi C. Idika on July 1, 2008 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

David Grigsby Ear Pollution

I watch the news. The more I watch it, the more I wonder why I watch it. If country music can make a man drink beer, then one half-hour segment of national news from any of the big three can make a man go through a bottle of scotch with a beer chaser. I understand that not all of the news is going to be good, but when I hear a national broadcaster apologize for the news BEFORE he even gives it (Stone Phillips on NBC Nightly News last week before giving the daily Dow Jones and S&P numbers) I… Continue

Posted by David Grigsby on July 1, 2008 at 2:43pm — 7 Comments

Noah Coffey What is PeopleTagging?

While planning for the Blog Indiana conference next month, an idea was put forth about a creative way to have some fun with a normal networking event. The concept involves having people wear "tags" or keywords representing areas of expertise or… Continue

Posted by Noah Coffey on July 1, 2008 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Douglas Karr Have you been to The Bean Cup?

"Alright already!", you say, "Enough about The Bean Cup!" "Just one last thing", says I. "Have you voted for The Bean Cup in CityVoter?" Vote for The Bean Cup in CityVoter! If you've not been to The Bean Cup, stop by and I'll buy you a cup of the best coffee in Indianapolis in the nicest Coffee Shop in Indy! Continue

Posted by Douglas Karr on July 1, 2008 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

Kyle Lacy Is a Picture Worth $10,000? Give me a break, McCain.

I am sitting here drinking coffee, watching Channel 6 News, and finishing up a blog post. I am having a pleasant morning, thank you for asking! Unfortunately, now I am a little upset because of a picture worth (brace yourself) $10,000. John McCain is visiting Indianapolis today and, of course, he is having a dinner/fund raiser/$1000-$3000 a seat/shaking hand hoopla. What a great way to raise money for your campaign! Pay the money. Get some food. Shake han… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on July 1, 2008 at 7:00am — 5 Comments

Patric Welch GPS navigation systems could someday save your life

Is it possible that GPS navigation systems could save lives? I think it is. Of course I'm partially biased because a woman almost ran me off the road today.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a good look at the woman because she was wearing a large, unfolded paper map on her face.

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Posted by Patric Welch on June 30, 2008 at 11:20pm — No Comments

Chris Reed How do small businesses (less than 30 employees) protect their data?

Hello everyone. I am new to smaller Indiana. So bare with me as I do this my first post. I am interested in learning how/what small business owners do to protect their computer files from things like acts of God (tornado, fire etc) Acts of violence (theft, disgruntled employees, etc) Acts of stupidty (disgruntled employees, failed computer hardware, etc). Knowing that given enough time that all harddrives will fail I am interested in hearing what anyone might find is the best solution out there.… Continue

Posted by Chris Reed on June 30, 2008 at 6:54pm — 1 Comment

Brandon R. Lott VIDEO BLOGGING GURU....MORE LIKE FOOLIO!

I can say that this is the first time I have ever spent a full day doing nothing but creating and posting video blogs. I am not sure doing this all day makes me a guru, but it definitely makes me bug-eyed. I always tell people who think of me as a "Techie" that I am not a programer. How do those guys do this all day? WOW. Anyway, what a fun and creative day on the internet. All the better for Smaller Indiana visitors having fresh content! If you have never viewed my video blogs they are an EXPER… Continue

Posted by Brandon R. Lott on June 30, 2008 at 3:59pm — 2 Comments

Theresia Whitfield Simply Amazing

This is one of the most spell-binding, heart-warming things I've ever seen. I hope you enjoy it! www.youtube.com/v/QZFkZiwMLZ4 Continue

Posted by Theresia Whitfield on June 30, 2008 at 1:57pm — 4 Comments

Pat Coyle Trendwatching.com releases "innovation avalanche"

Just received the latest "advertorial" newsletter from trendwatching.com which offers a briefing that contains… Continue

Posted by Pat Coyle on June 30, 2008 at 10:07am — No Comments

Brandon R. Lott Smaller Indiana Gets a New Home (A Video Blog)

Hey everyone that made it or did not make it to last weeks SI.com new office social. A lot of you I stopped and put you on video. Others have not been as fortunate, but give me time. There was an AWESOME turn out of support and not to mention the free beer and food. Thanks Pat and SmallerIndiana.com friends! I just posted the first of a couple of videos from last weeks office party. So the video blog viewing begin... … Continue

Posted by Brandon R. Lott on June 30, 2008 at 9:05am — No Comments

Don Schindler Siteless Web Presence Part One or why not be in all places at once?

Last week I spoke of a siteless web presence. And what I meant by that comment was that you need to stop thinking of your website as a destination stop and more of aggregator of all your web content. Pretty simple, huh? But first things first. Your website should be a living breathing thing on the web. If you don’t know how to update your site - or if you need your web guy to do it then you need a new website. One with a CMS (content management system) behind it. Updates should be frequent and… Continue

Posted by Don Schindler on June 30, 2008 at 7:57am — 1 Comment

A Brewster Smythe Are There Any Fort Wayne Members in Smaller Indiana? Join the Waynedale Green Alliance

I am in the process of developing more fully the Waynedale Green Alliance -Group's mission is to connect the citizens and businesses of Waynedale through environmental awareness and lifting their economic status. We are using the ten principles towards greener living as a template. For those who do not know, Waynedale is a small segment of the Fort Wayne area. There are just over 6,000 residents there and over 20… Continue

Posted by A Brewster Smythe on June 30, 2008 at 7:21am — 2 Comments

Brett Healey Thank God for Food Friends

Technically, one cannot prepare or sell food to the general public unless it is start-to-finish cooked in a commercially-approved kitchen. We're fortunate to know a few restaurant owners in Indianapolis. Jump to… Continue

Posted by Brett Healey on June 29, 2008 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

Theresia Whitfield It Changed My Life

Technology is amazing. So is medicine. We've come incredibly far in providing comfort, security, and ease-of-life in so many ways. It's rare to turn on the TV or radio and not hear a commercial touting the benefits of the latest pharmaceutical wonder. True, the results shared in these messages can be life changing - even life saving. But there seems to be a trend in marketing that takes the whole life-changing, life-saving stuff a bit to the extreme. For example, one shoe company declares in a… Continue

Posted by Theresia Whitfield on June 29, 2008 at 3:36pm — 2 Comments

Kyle Lacy Comcast: A Company That Finally Gets It?

Sunday afternoon: A time to sit back, relax, watch a good flick , and hit up Twitter. I was perusing my twitter pal ThomasHo and he was mentioning how he chose Comcast over AT&T because of a twitter post called… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on June 29, 2008 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Kyle Lacy Has Google Met Its Match? Will we Yandex?

A recent post on BusinessWeek.com clued me into a new search engine on the Eastern side of the world called Yandex . According to Business Week, Few outside of Russia have heard of the Yandex search engine, but that may soon change. Yandex has 44% of the Russian market—10 points ahead of Google—and is now the No. 2 search outfit in Europe, according t… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on June 28, 2008 at 10:56pm — 1 Comment

Pat Coyle SI Open House attracts owners, artists, entrepreneurs and more...

Great events attract cool people...and the SI open house was no exception...among others...

I met a semi-retired business turnaround specialist who may be able to help me grow my own little enterprise. I met a new Smoosier, just arrived from Minnesota, who's here to work on a voice… Continue

Posted by Pat Coyle on June 28, 2008 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

john blue Innovation in real life

Seeking innovation. Is it one of those things that when you see it you know that is it? Sounds like the definition that some people use about porn, bad societal behavior, bad movies, etc. :) I have heard people define innovation as taking an idea and actually getting that idea implemented. Others define innovation as doing something new or… Continue

Posted by john blue on June 28, 2008 at 12:05am — 2 Comments

Tim Wilsbach We Didn't Win Anything.

First the powerball, now the 48 Hour Film Fest. We're on a roll. Granted, its a downward roll, but a roll nonetheless. We didn't win best use of elements, editing, screenplay, we especially didn't win Best Use of Puppets. We did have a blast all weekend being a part of this festival, and have a short that we're proud of, which is really just as good as winning if you ask us. The short film Foil won best of Indianapolis and will be moving on to the International competition. It had great produc… Continue

Posted by Tim Wilsbach on June 27, 2008 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Lalita Amos Wonder If He Got a Gold Pen (or a gold mine): Bill Gates Retires from Microsoft

Today marks Bill Gates' last day in his office digs at Microsoft. And while he will continue on as advisor and Board Convener (if we can add EVOO to the lexicon because Rachael Frelling Ray uses it over an over and over, we… Continue

Posted by Lalita Amos on June 27, 2008 at 6:21pm — No Comments

Lorraine Ball We are a Tech Mecca

In the early days of Smaller Indiana, there was a lively discussion about about whether or not, Indianapolis should strive to be the next Silicon Valley. Six pages of posts later, we had opinions on all sides of the fence. But a recent email from Techpoint, convinced me those of us who believed it would be possible, were right… Continue

Posted by Lorraine Ball on June 27, 2008 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Paul Reinken Chapstick Weekly v7

Chapstick Weekly-ish For the prudent gentleman or gentlelady NEWS! July 19th 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.! Savvy Salon on Broad Ripple Avenue is hosting the First Chapstick Weekly Launch Party! There will be Chapsticklips Models, giveaways, unveilings, revelings, and the greatest music you've ever heard, duh! Check Your Backseat Mix Light My Fire – The Doors Rollerdisco – Black Moth Super Rainbow Mercy – Duffy Sexx Laws – Beck Hold On – H… Continue

Posted by Paul Reinken on June 27, 2008 at 4:35pm — No Comments

Patric Welch Nintendo Wii makes Mr. Noobie a Guitar Hero

I keep up pretty regularly with all things technology in the news. Which means I've known for quite some time that Guitar Hero…

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Posted by Patric Welch on June 27, 2008 at 3:06pm — 2 Comments

Lisa Sirkin Show your enthusiasm

This was on my voice mail the other day... "You told me what to do. I did it. And it worked!" Besides being an awesome affirmation, I was super excited by the enthusiasm in which this recent compliment was delivered. It is fun to have clients, business partners and colleagues that aren't afraid to be exuberant. I like hanging out with people that treat every task with am infectious joy. In my book, work should be fun. You should wake up excited to go to your desk in the morning. Heck, y… Continue

Posted by Lisa Sirkin on June 27, 2008 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Patric Welch 10% of you don't know what a text message is

Noobie just closed a poll that had been running on our web site for the past month. The poll asked how many text messages you send each month. The majority of people who responded, 42.31%, indicated they send 0-10 text messages per month. My guess is the respondents are closer to 0 text messages per month than they are 10.

This majority of people visiting the Noobie web site not sending a lot of text messages didn't surprise me. What did surprise me was the 10.26% of respondents that i…

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Posted by Patric Welch on June 27, 2008 at 12:12pm — 3 Comments

Noah Coffey Disappointed Colts Fan

This is mostly venting, but I'm really tired of the Indianapolis Colts ticketing process. This morning, I anxiously awaited the 10:00 AM sale of two preseason home games at the new Lucas Oil Stadium. That's right, I used the words "anxiously" and "preseason" in the same sentence! Let's face it, pr… Continue

Posted by Noah Coffey on June 27, 2008 at 10:26am — 6 Comments

Chris Baggott Compendium Blogware Closes on $1.6mm funding round

I am pleased to announce that we were oversubscribed on our most recent funding round. Seeking $1.5mm we quickly had commitments from angel investors for $1.6 at which point we closed the round. Almost every dime of this funding came from local Indiana investors. For… Continue

Posted by Chris Baggott on June 27, 2008 at 10:22am — 7 Comments

Kyle Lacy Top 30 Firefox Extensions. My Fav 5.

Mashable had a great write up on the Top 30 Firefox 3 Extensions. I agree with most of them and wanted to add a couple of my own. I would list Mashable's 30 but let's be honest, I just don't have the time. :) Follow the link and read through them. My top 5 FireFox Extensions: FireGestures : mouse gestures to control functions in FireFox… Continue

Posted by Kyle Lacy on June 27, 2008 at 9:10am — 3 Comments

Douglas Karr Telecommuting Addressed

Had a great time last night at the Smoosier Social at Smaller Indiana headquarters. Pat has really done a brilliant job on growing Smaller Indiana and maintaining a supportive, collaborative and spirited atmosphere. The social was just as good! Lalita and I had a great discussion (besides Pat, we were the last to leave!) on Telecommuting. I wr… Continue

Posted by Douglas Karr on June 27, 2008 at 9:02am — 3 Comments

Mike Magan The business of religion: are demographics driving church relocations?

My little corner of Southwest carmel is beginning to look like a mini-Jerusalem. Within the area of 106th Street to the South, Michigan Road to the west 116th St to the north and Towne(Township Line) to the east, there are three religious congregations building a sanctuary. These are actually joining three churches that already exist in this rectangular area.… Continue

Posted by Mike Magan on June 27, 2008 at 4:10am — 2 Comments

Erik Deckers Catch!

"Okay, Buddy, put your mitt on." "No, your left hand." "No, the other left hand." "That's your left hand." "Because you throw with your right hand. " "Not a mitten, a mitt. It's also called a glove." "A bat is the thing you hit the baseball with." "Yes, baseball like the Cincinnati Reds. We watch—yes, like the Chicago Cubs too. We watch—right, like the Chicago White Sox." "Yes, yes, like those other guys. Just listen. I'm trying to teach you about baseball. I want you to learn to play baseball w… Continue

Posted by Erik Deckers on June 26, 2008 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Jim Brown Thank You Pacers!

In 2000, we made it to the NBA Finals where we lost to the LA Lakers. In 2004, we had our hearts broke when Tayshaun Prince blocked Reggie Millers layoup, keeping us from the NBA Finals (we won 61 games that year) Later in 2004 there was the rumble in The Palace that has seemed to plague the Pacer… Continue

Posted by Jim Brown on June 26, 2008 at 9:30pm — 4 Comments

Chris Baggott Great Press For Hoosier Mt. Biking Association and Brown County SP Trails

I just wanted to call attention to a nice article about HMBA and the world class trails they have built in Brown County State Park. This is a group that absolutly deserves more support. They do incredible work all for free. http://www.corydondemocrat.com/Articles-i-2008-06-24-207066.114125_Ride_shou ld_encourage_trail_system.html The trails are world class if you have not tried them...please do. If you are not a member of HMBA, it's only something like $25 and your money all goes to trailbuild… Continue

Posted by Chris Baggott on June 26, 2008 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Ross Burdge BUSINESS CASUALTY

Business casual is driven by the first generation of children who were raised by parents that experienced the casualization of America in the 60s. These children were the first to go through school without dress codes while watching their parents go to work with the same guidelines. Managing your appearance no longer was necessary education and thus the decline of proper dress. It is becoming apparent that the value of clothing needs to be reestablished as many people have lost sight of using ou… Continue

Posted by Ross Burdge on June 26, 2008 at 10:29am — 3 Comments

Don Schindler How do I make a Google Map for my company?

After our last seminar, Social Media Mania, I received an email from an attendee about how to make a Google Map specific to their business. You know the kind where you have the little blue icon instead of a red one. Here's what I wrote her. If you don’t have an account with Google, then sign up. It’s easy and free. I would recommend you make the gmail account for your company name like yourcompa… Continue

Posted by Don Schindler on June 26, 2008 at 9:29am — No Comments

Nwokedi C. Idika There's No Real Cost to Pursuing Your Dreams

It’s been frequently said in different ways that we have to give up something to pursue our dreams. One of my favorite manifestations of this expression is: “you have to pay the cost to be the boss.” There’s only one problem with this expression. It’s completely wrong. NEWS FLASH! There’s no real cost to pursuing your dreams. Think about it. The person that is really experiencing a loss or a sacrifice is the person that ISN’T pursuing his or her dreams. Kathleen Lane of Wor… Continue

Posted by Nwokedi C. Idika on June 26, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Pat Coyle More fun with Wordle...Smaller Indiana tag clouds

I downloaded Smaller Indiana's profile data and created tag clouds. I pasted in the first cloud, but you'll need to follow the links to wordle to see the others: Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience?

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Posted by Pat Coyle on June 26, 2008 at 7:30am — No Comments

Paul Reinken Chapstick Weekly v6

Chapstick Weekly-ish For the prudent gentleman or gentlelady For links to music, pictures, and more please go to www.chapstickweekly.com! Check Your Backseat Mix Electric Feel (Justice Remix) – MGMT Kick Drum (feat. Spank Rock) – Shy Child Tenderoni – Chromeo Working Bees – The Pinker Tones You, Me and the Bourgeoisie – The Submarines Cosmic Rapp – James Pants The Shake – The Elms Lay Down The Law – Switches Vanished – Crystal Castles… Continue

Posted by Paul Reinken on June 26, 2008 at 12:58am — No Comments

Patric Welch Social Security email doesn't add up

I am perplexed at an email that is heavily circulating the Internet right now. It has to do with possible changes to the social security system in our country. Usually when I get a mass email like this I delete it immediately regardless of how many people I am supposed to forward it on to or what is going to happen to me if I don't.

But this particular email perplexes me from a purely mathematical standpoint. Before I go into detail, let's take a look at the actual email:

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Posted by Patric Welch on June 25, 2008 at 8:25pm — 1 Comment

Stephen Edds The Keystone Cops of Stock Market Regulation affects Hoosier investors

Gary Weiss, reporter and author of "Wall Street vs. America" in which I hope "Crazyman's Economics" will be a companion piece, reported Tuesday on his blog about the SEC proudly announcing the fraud charges against Scottrade. Until, he points out, you notice the details. Once you read the entire press release, Weiss points out that the SEC had used its' favorite weapon, as Weiss calls it, the "limp soba noodle:" As Weiss notes: "Any reader of Wall Street… Continue

Posted by Stephen Edds on June 25, 2008 at 8:17pm — 1 Comment

Theresia Whitfield Pet Peeves

I have come to a place of acceptance where my husband is concerned. He's a chemist and a very analytical and focused thinker. He wants the details, the stats, the information. He analyzes and moves on with a decision. He's doesn't have time for IMing or emails. He never responds to my emails unless I ask him a direct yes or no question. "Are we still meeting the Johnson's for dinner tonight?" I ask. "Yes." If I send him a joke, tidbits of information or anything else that doesn't require a re… Continue

Posted by Theresia Whitfield on June 25, 2008 at 6:35pm — 2 Comments

Nwokedi C. Idika Internet Addiction is a "Clinical Disorder"

According to a British psychiatrist, five to ten percent of online users are Internet