Monthly Archives: March 2009

Getting Ready for the Open House

WHIZard Academy is having an open house this Saturday between 11am – 3pm.  We are having an open house this Saturday and next Saturday, April 4th.  If you are in the area of Eden Prairie, stop on by and say … Continue reading

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Back from the Expo

For me, it is expo season, spring means getting out and meeting people.  It also means reminding myself that I need to wear really comfy shoes for those.  I started out at a small expo this weekend, just getting our … Continue reading

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The AIG Bonus Issue

  I am among those who are not happy about AIG executives getting a bonus.  However I do see that this is a much bigger issues than the media is focusing on.  Washington is up in arms about this issue, … Continue reading

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HR Not With the Program

I get the newsletter from Ask the Headhunter. I’ve gotten it for years because I like his style. The hiring process in many companies is not the best and I would love to see it get fixed and I think … Continue reading

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It was 20 Years Ago Today…

Sitting here I realized that 20 years ago was my first trip to Europe and Africa. I left on March 17th but didn’t actually arrive in Europe until March 18th. It was the trip that was the real reason for … Continue reading

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The AIG Scam

I’m not a big fan of AIG, I’ll just get that out up front. Long before this whole credit crisis blew up I was against investing in them as a stockholder going back to 2004 when they had to redo … Continue reading

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Everything is Amazing and yet Nobody is Happy

Funny Youtube video from a Conan show. Some of what he says is pretty spot on with home things are.

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Current State of the Economy

This is probably one of the best posts I’ve seen for explaining the economy right now and the stimulus plan. Take a look.

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Ministry Bump

This is called a blog bump, small commercial like brand videos for blogs. I’ve used them in the past and they work quite well. I’m also testing out my new Sony Vega studio program. I like to just jump right … Continue reading

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Web Ads

All the research I am seeing says that online videos are the way to go for ads.  Tv ads are in decline.  As a result, when it came to doing a commercial, the first thing I thought about was doing … Continue reading

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