Author: Joel Gross

Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.

Two Party Political Systems

Two party political systems are where two major political parties dominate most elections. ‚ America has a two party system in which the Republicans and Democrats control all major and most minor policy decisions. ‚ There are alternate parties, but our system has been set up in such a way to purposely exclude them and make it extremely difficult for them to see any success.… read more “Two Party Political Systems”

Toilet Talk

I settled down onto the toilet at work today, pulling out my iPhone and looking forward to some quiet NYTimes.com reading when I heard some garbled noises coming from the next stall. ‚ “She needs some exercise… I’ve never seen her this fat… Let’s get her a treadmill or some laser toys… she does nothing but sit around and eat all day..”… read more “Toilet Talk”

Personal Trainer

Today I worked out with a personal trainer for the first time. I thought it would be weird or creepy, but I actually had fun. I just signed up for the Bally’s in Bellevue and they give you a free session with a personal trainer. My guy was named Jared. He had me do a few tests and then went through a workout, showing me a bunch of good core exercises as well as a power lift I hadn’t tried before.… read more “Personal Trainer”

Swine Flu Case Reported in New York City

There has been a swine flu case reported at Ernst & Young in Times Square. ‚ I wonder if this will cause a panic/exodus of people from New York City or if people will just ignore it and go about their daily lives. ‚ The swine flu has been the major topic of news and one of the hottest searched items in the last week.

Automakers Collapsing as Bankers Steal Billions

America’s core industrial base is being gutted by thieves on Wall Street.‚  Detroit is turning into a ghost town while big bankers on Wall Street who paid themselves billions of dollars in bonuses receive trillions more in government bailouts.‚  Unemployment is skyrocketing and blue collar Americans are getting shafted by the fat cats.‚  No one is watching out for our factory workers as they get robbed blind.… read more “Automakers Collapsing as Bankers Steal Billions”

Great Flag Football Goal Line Plays

The great flag football plays below were drawn up by one of my flag football teammates, Ry Robinson.‚  Below is his email and descriptions of the plays:

Cyclone – this play is designed to provide even spacing between receivers and keep people moving..‚  There should always be a receiver open or about to be open.‚  It will mostly come down to Ole looking for an open space and waiting for a receiver to enter it.
… read more “Great Flag Football Goal Line Plays”

Monday Morning Monster

Came into work this morning feeling pretty good until I went to talk to a coworker about getting our banking details for a new merchant services account and got my head bit off. ‚ Didn’t make any sense: I have never really interacted with this person before and I was polite. ‚ Maybe her hubby divorced her or her cat died or she got abused as a child and she now feels the need to spread her misery.

Age Segmentation

Today’s world is unfortunately strongly segmented by age group.‚  Instead of the traditional tribe style family group where young and old are together all the time, the young stick together with their peers and older people move to retirement communities in Arizona and Florida or hide out with their friends in their home towns.‚  I think that this hurts both the young people who miss out on learning from the older generations experience and harms the old who only see sickness and death around them.‚ … read more “Age Segmentation”