Month: March 2011

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Only buy $100 at a time.

The total rings up $112. The customer pulls out her debit card and swipes it. An error message pops up on the screen, “$100 cap exceeded.” The cashier has to explain, once again, about the new rules. The frustrated and embarrassed consumer pulls out a checkbook to make up the difference. They discuss about who to make it out to and the customer also has to pull out her ID and everyone waits as the cashier writes down the address and license number. Shoppers behind her overhear. Some of them dump items out of their cart because they’re worried about exceeding the cap. One guy who’s late for work drops everything and leaves the store. This assumes that the store even accepts checks any more. Multiply this scene across America and you’ve got some serious transactional and frictional costs piling up.

I can appreciate the editorializing of this situation.

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Let me tell you bout my Best Friend

Today is Wednesday 03/02/V3.1 & its the middle of the week.

Big day today? I don’t know, it has the same 86,400 seconds to use that I did yesterday, & last Wednesday.

I’m hoping its a good day though.

I’m going to work today, than get a 1 day vacation for the Omaha YP Summit.

I hope you have a GREAT day.

The word of the day is wunderkind, which means One who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age.

BTW stop dancing, I was playing Wii yesterday & just started dancing.  Thought I’d let you know.

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MY D.C. Trip

I will be going to Washington, D.C. on Saturday 03/05/V3.1 & return to The Big O on Tuesday 03/08/V3.1.

We(me & both KD’s from Food Bank for the Heartland) are going to the FRAC(Food Research and Action Center) National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference.  That measn I’m living Omaha unattended & I EXPECT it to be the same when I return.

I plan to visit a friend in D.C. & meet a new one while there.

That’s my story & I’m sticking too it.

If you want a postcard, you’re gonna have to request one.  Comment on this post & its all yours.

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There that goes.

@darcykieran I just saw the post about that ‘social network’ sharing your address & phone number with advistisers.  I don’t add any apps, I think I’ve revoked all apps.

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Quotes from the World for Tuesday 03/01/V3.1

Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.  ~ Albert Schweitzer~

My friend Amy has that in her e-mail signature.

There is an article on GovLeaders.org about The Success of Leaders.

Growing Public Service Leaders
The Successes of Leaders

By Ray Blunt
GovLeaders.org

“As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honour and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate … When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves!”
                                                             –Lao-Tsu

One of the characteristics of today’s world is that we have no lack of people who are writing books, offering seminars, hawking DVDs, and selling desk calendars and motivational pictures—all with one purpose: Success. And then there are those pithy quotes like the one above that are ubiquitous now, flying around on the internet. But this is not a recent phenomenon. From Aristotle to Lao-Tsu; from Jesus to Buddha, it seems the ancients also had their say as to what constituted a successful life or career. The writings on success seemingly respond to a built-in quality of human beings; many of us want our lives to be successful, not just ordinary. For leaders and aspiring leaders this poses a particular challenge because in many organizations, success is defined precisely as rising to a key leadership position. That is the ultimate accomplishment—the crown on the resume.

http://govleaders.org/successes.htm

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