http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:27:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, football has started and my beloved Miami Dolphins, once again, started with a loss. I have a feeling that this is going to be, once again, an ugly season for the Fins. I've gotta tell you I handled the loss fairly well, only uttering obscenities a few times and ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/09/let-the-ugliness-begin/ Yesterday, I told you about the cast of characters who were in my camp at Burning Man and gave you a description of some of what happened at this wild, some might say, "freak show" of an event.I won't keep you in suspense any longer about who the other major ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/09/burning-man-review-part-2-pictures/ I just got back from absolutely one of the strangest trips ever.Yes, I survived "Burning Man" and now I am officially a "burner." Burning Man is a once a year event held in the desert in Reno, NV. It is a week long festival of "self expression", partying ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/09/back-from-another-planet-burning-man-review/ No cell phone service. No Internet. Huge fluctuations in temperature. 50,000 people. And a circus act.Yes, yours truly is going to Burning Man.What is that you ask. It's kinda hard to explain but here it goes.It is a festival of "free expression" in the desert. It's basically a HUGE festival ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/you-wont-believe-where-im-going/ I saw him walking through the airport.He was a mountain of the man - tall, long hair, a beard and a menancing look in his eyes. You couldn't noticing himI take my seat on the plane. He boards the plane and takes his seat next to me. He doesn't say ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/how-it-feels-to-sit-next-to-an-infamous-murderer/ Okay, it's confession time.I am addicted to Nintendo's Wii video game - specifically Wii tennis. If you're living under a rock and don't know what this is, it's a interactive video game. Meaning you hold the controller in your hand and swing like you would a tennis racket. You can ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/i-am-addicted-to-the-wii-there-is-a-lesson-here/ Yesterday I was talking to my bookkeeper over the telephone and said, "Ah, it's sunny, about 75 degrees and I'm standing outside overlooking the ocean. How is it there in Lawrenceville, GA?"Yes, I can be a jerk but it is oh so fun!I did not feel like working yesterday and ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/no-wonder-this-guy-is-so-successful/ "What is your passion," I asked one of the guys in the mastermind meeting I recently attended at an undisclosed location in Virgina."I don't know," was his reply."Yes, you do dammit!", I said with a slightly raised voice. "You just don't want to admit it to yourself. ""No, I really ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/didja-miss-me-im-back-with-good-stuff/ A few weeks ago, I told you about my date with my daughter Gina. Last night it was my eight year old son, David's, turn.He had literally been talking about our date for a week and was so excited to just be going out with his daddy. Of course, this ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/another-great-date-and-big-reminder/ "Daddy, how come your kitchen smells like beer?""Well Gina, Daddy put a Heineken in the freezer last night to make to make it really cold. But, Daddy is getting old and forgot that it was in there. I bet it exploded."Sure enough, inside my freezer was a Heineken-sicle mixed with ... http://www.astonishingbusiness.com/blog/2008/08/exploding-beer-bottles-and-sex/