Re: 10 Annoying Things by Nazanin Nour

Ms. Nazanin Nour, I read some of your blog, you’re a good writer.  Sorry to hear about your bullying experiences.. for some reason that post reminded me of “Big Bang Theory”. Anyway, in response to your post about 10 Annoying things people do, and other musings ::   10. I’m at the gun range, so if I More >

Let’s Have An American Christmas, OK?

My dad forwarded me an email today which I’ve quoted below. The gist of this post is simple: A large percentage of the billions spent on Xmas gifts are on material goods that are built in China.  Instead of buying material goods, how about buying gift certificates for local business services?! America’s economy is in More >

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Die Hard: 4 Gallons or Death

You have a 3 gallon bucket and a 5 gallon bucket – neither have any measurement markers so all you know is that when either one of them is full, you have 3 and 5 gallons respectively. There is a bomb (of course, why wouldn’t there be). You can defuse the bomb if you put More >

Business Language & Human Resources [FUNNY]

My dad often forwards me emails that contain jokes, riddles, hot chicks, and twists on corporate office life… The following is an example of a funny note that may or may not be real, but supposedly was sent out to employees of a company who apparently had a cussing issue. Business language & what Human Resources has More >

2 Men & 2 Doors – Get Out Alive Riddle

There are 2 men – One of them always tells the truth while the other always tells lies. There are 2 doors – If you walk though one of them, you stay alive and safe… whereas the other door is dangerous and you die. Another rendition of this riddle suggests that there are two guards, More >

Make Money Start Business Website

So You Want To Start A Website
(and get rich)?

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard an idea for a business or website… I’d probably have somewhere around $5.75. I’m not sure if that was a joke or the truth.. whatever… Seriously though, there are a couple important philosophies to follow when starting a website or a business: Quick note: Only More >

things you should spend your money on

Don’t Be Cheap
When Shopping For These 3 Things

This is a long overdue post which I would love to get some opinions and comments on… I’ll make it nice, short, and to the point: The main idea is this: Getting great deals, shopping during sales, or buying the generic version of something is all well and good… BUT, there are certain things that More >

Software From My Mac

The 4 Logical Reasons That
Make Software Businesses AWESOME

I recently learned about this company called Social Solutions.  They make their money by selling a software to non profit companies. Learning about their business model made me think about how profitable software companies must be… check out the “thought flow” I had (below). Here are the reasons why software is awesome, written from a More >

Play YouTube Videos in the Background of your iPhone

How To: Play YouTube Videos
in Background of iPhone [VIDEO]

I get it, you want to play youtube videos and do other things on your iPhone. Ever time you start a youtube music video and try to do something else, it stops playing. Very annoying. This is how to play youtube videos in the background while you multitask on your iPhone. (requires iOS4+ .. if More >

The Best Way To Trade Stocks

The Best Way to Trade Stocks

I’m not a stock trading pro… actually, I’m grateful and fortunate to have learned about investing during the 2007-8 recession. Thanks to the advice of Chris Mechanic,, I opened a Roth IRA and put $500 in it (that was my “life savings” at that time). My first stock trading experience didn’t teach me the best way More >