Looking For Bargains At A Closing Borders Store
[singlepic id=808 w=160 h=120 float=left] Two weeks ago I received an email that the Borders store at Santana Row was one of 200 stores being closed as part of the bankruptcy deal and there would be a...
View ArticleIf You’re Going To Lose Big, It Helps To Be A Billionaire
During the California gubernatorial campaign last year, Republican Meg Whitman spent a record $144-million of her own money to lose big to Democrat Jerry Brown. A new report came out that her wealth...
View ArticleScaring Young People To Save More With The Proteus Effect
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about scaring young people into saving more money for their retirement by showing them a digital image of themselves when they are in their 70s....
View ArticlePaul Allen – The Idea Man At Microsoft
Vanity Fair had published an early excerpt of the forthcoming new book, “Idea Man: A Memoir of The Cofounder of Microsoft” by Paul Allen, who cofounded Microsoft with Bill Gates before they both...
View ArticleForget The Shutdown, Dissolve The U.S.A.!
If you haven’t been paying attention to the recent hissy fits in Washington, the Republicans are threatening to shut down the government unless the Democrats commits hari kari by cutting sacred liberal...
View ArticleWhy Do I Hate The Bee Gees? It’s Walt Disney’s Fault!
This came up in Twitter last night: Why do I hate the Bee Gees? Simple, it’s all Walt Disney fault. During the disco craze of the 1970s, my parents gave me a portable cassette recorder for my birthday...
View ArticleFinding More Bargains At Several Closing Borders Stores
Before my friend and I went to see that groan-inducing stoner comedy movie, “Your Highness,” on Saturday night, we stopped at the Borders store in Oakridge Mall. We didn’t know what to expect since we...
View ArticlePondering The Secret Gospel Of Mark On Easter Morning
When my radio alarm blared at 6:30AM on Easter morning, I listened to Brent Walters, who is the host for God Talk on Sunday mornings for KGO-Radio 810AM, talking about the spiritual significance of...
View ArticleAn Unopened Library on SOPA/PIPA Awareness Day
I wasn’t planning on doing a blog post on SOPA/PIPA Awareness Day, even though the passage of these two ill-conceived anti-piracy bills could impact my work as a writer and ebook publisher. As...
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The Shakedown Behind The DOJ Apple/Publisher eBook Antitrust Lawsuit
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and the major publishers for conspiring to force Amazon to sell ebooks at higher price points than $9.99 USD. This is ironic—and...
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