Word To The Eyes

Heist of the Century

2008-09-28T15:04:00.001-07:00

In my opinion, the most egregious act of unethical business practice to be found in the news is the $700 billion dollar bailout. Should this action becom law, it will represent the largest state sanctioned theft in history.
The rules of ethics should apply to all. Form your corner market to the largest financial institutions. You wouldn't back the investment in a business with a record of poor decision making, or bad credit. You wouldn't sell a home to someone with no down payment, bad credit, and no job. Most of all, you don't steal money fom hard working Americans to pay off the crooks/CEO's of companies that are failing because of the actions of those same individuals.
The CEO's and Presidents of these companies are guilty of greed, poor judgement, and unethical, if not outright criminal behaviors.
Of course, in my opinion, the government will overlook the ethics of the issue and allow everything to go on business as usual. The taxpayer is being coerced into going along with the plan out of fear of losing everything.
Ironically, if you took the $700 billion dollars and wrote a check for every American over 21, they would get $1.75 million each. Enough to pay all thier bills, put their kids through college and thoroughly stimulate the economy. If they all paid 10% of the $1.75 million to the government in taxes, it would amount to $35 billion towards the national debt.
By taking this action, the government will be sending the message that if your big enough, unethical business practices will we rewarded. It will create far more long-term problems than it fixes and will go down in history as the biggest boondoggle we evry made.

Stretching My Wings

2008-09-20T20:27:00.000-07:00

So, I posted some stuff in the group forum. That is part of my weekly assignments, as is this blog post. I know this must be hard for some people. I'm lucky I guess, since I get to work 40 hours a week from home on my computer. As a customer service person on the technical help desk for a huge software development company, I get to type a lot.
It makes it easier for me to speak to you in this forum. I must say, it was hard to post in the group forum though. Probably because the stock market is something I don't know a lot about. That's why I took this class!
I am very excited about investing the $1000,000 with Donna. I already set up the Investors Business Daily subscription last week. They have a 4 week free trial going on. That gives me a month to get the money into my debit card account.
The professor says we are going to use Twitter. That's cool, I've been using it for about 6 months. A lot of people use it on their phones too, not me.
Here is a good video on how to set it up:
This is a funny video exaggerating how someone could be obsessed by it. Please forgive the use of the term "Twitter Whore", it's not a dirty or nasty video.

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2008-09-15T09:03:00.000-07:00

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My Adventures In Higher Education

2008-09-14T21:27:00.000-07:00

I am taking a class called Dow Jones, Google, and You.
We get to integrate Investing with Web 2.0.
Let's face it, if you aren't adept with computers, you will hardly be able to compete in the marketplace or in the business world.
The kids in the class are very bright. I call them kids, but we have a good mix of people.
Some of them are fresh out of high school, some have seen more of the world than perhaps they wanted to. Some of us are baby boomers.
That is the best thing about my experience at BHCC. The wide range of age, culture, nationality, and ethnicity makes it an interesting place to be.
I'll give you an update after Donna and I kick it off tomorrow. Her and I have teamed up to do our $100,000 investment portfolio.

30 DC

2008-06-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

I am a complete newcomer to Internet Marketing, social networking and Web 2.0.
That being said, the free training videos and awesome peer support has opened my eyes.
I may never become a marketing phenomenon, but I may be able to quit my day job.
The thing that I have enjoyed the most has been the opening of the Internet to me on a social level. However it turns out on the 30DC, I have a set of skills that will forever make my internet experience richer.

Some Bio and Thoughts on 30DC

2008-06-19T05:04:00.001-07:00

As a high school drop-out, I never really set my sights high. I was content to got through life living paycheck to paycheck, [B]and I did.[/B]

I loved the time I spent working as a commercial fisherman and the past 20 years as a long-haul truck driver. I loved the jobs, but not the headaches that come with the job.

Finally, at 49 years old, I decided that I needed to give back. The only way I see to do that is through my own business. That is why I decided to go to college and get a Bachelors degree in communications.

I am about to finish my second year. When I started two years ago I didn't know the difference between an OS and an application. I was terrified of the computer and had to work hard at it to gain some measure of self confidence.

What I learned, and love to learn, is that I can find information on virtually anything. I am embracing 30DC whole-heartedly. It is my desire to learn all of it, every bit. Not so much so that I can use it, rather so that I can teach it.
[B]
If I develop some interesting and profitable market niches, all the better.[/B]

For sure, the thing I am loving to learn the most, is learning who you all are. You are some of the most dedicated aand industrious people I have ever had the pleasure to learn with.

I am not talking solely about Ed, Dan, Bob and the rest of the TDC team, but the rest of you who, like me, are trying to make the internet work for them.

You people are so inspiring that it has made the whole TDC experience the most exciting thing I have ever enjoyed. Thanks, Roy.

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30 Day Challenge: From Me To You

2008-06-15T16:34:00.001-07:00

Hi All, Roy here,
Just a quick note to update you on my 30DC adventures thus far.

Some words of advice:
1: When using the TDC forum. Use the search feature first, before you post your question. That will likely get the answer you need. That way you cut down on superfluous posting.

2. Relax, this is not as difficult as it seems. There is a lot of information so far in the pre-season. they give all the info that people may want to use. Most of us will likely only use some of it. In that, I mean that we all have our own styles when using computers. Thus, I may do a thing one way and Ed may do it another, makes no difference as long as I get done what the TDC requires.

3. Network with the other people out here. there are many knowledable folks here that love to help others.

Anyway, that's what I've got for now. I was a biy neurotic the first few days. Now I have settled down an am in sponge mode.

Hint: Try using "Thirty Day Challenge" as a search term in StumbleUpon. You will find a wealth of information. Be careful not to overload yourself though. Have fun, see you soon.

Here is a picture I took.

Can you guess what it is?

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What we see?

2008-06-09T00:29:00.000-07:00

Do we really take the time to look? We think we see, yet all too often we make snap judgments that are far from the truth. Time to look deeper.