Category: Joel

Took a look at an ’05 Range Rover and an ’05 BMW z4 convertible today.  Not really interested in either one.  Both are a bit expensive at $17k.

I rarely drive (maybe once a week), so maybe I’ll just keep driving the old beater ’99 Ford Contour.

After making it to the championship game of my fantasy football league (the WCFL) this year, I decided to put in my retirement. I don’t go out the champ, but I do get $90 for second place.

Why quit?

I simply don’t have enough time to commit to it. If I want my business and my clients to succeed, I need to focus even more than I already am.… read more “Fantasy Football Retirement”

What is the difference between retail & banking?

One industry has become incredibly useful by competing in the free marketplace to bring low cost, high quality goods to the masses.

One has become mired in regulations and become extremely inefficient and painful for customers to use.

Jeremy fed Tara and I a delicious dinner of salmon last night then he and I went to the gym to do bis and tris together.

True He-Men.

I plugged my Droid X into my computer today for the first time and tried talking on the phone then got several nasty electrical shocks. Painful and not fun. I want my iPhone back.

Exactly one year ago today I arrived in Los Angeles to start my new business.  At the time I had almost no revenue and only vague plans for how I was going to get more.

Today I have a small but growing collection of small business clients and they are people I am really excited to work with. … read more “7 Lessons Of A First Year Startup”

I am going to try doing 30 day challenges starting on October 1st. Basically a 30 day challenge is finding a specific goal or task and doing it for 30 days which is the length of time to form a habit.

I am not sure what ill do first. Maybe run 3 miles per day on top of my regular workout or finish one of my programming books. … read more “30 Day Challenge”

Visited Santa Barbara with Tara and her mom and Frida today.

Frida, taras dog, enjoying a respite from moving in.

Bright & early morning video starring me with morning hair.

… read more “New Home Office”