Google calendar

I love Google Calendar You can have more than 1. I have a personal one, work and Chicago Bears. It really helps keep me on track.

Simpsons Movie

We saw the Simpson's Movie last night. We though it was quite funny. Usually these things don't translate to the big screen well, but in this case it does. Oh and Harry dies @the end. Oh wrong one.

Form

I keep track of notes on projects with a form I wrote in Excel called
"Note Of Vendor Discussion." When I am going to have a discussion with a vendor, I create a form from the template and use a pen to take notes.
When I have time I update the form typing into the form. This helps me track changes and keep up to date of developments. It also helps me track who said what and when.

Kane County Fair

Attended the Kane County Fair on Saturday. There seemed to be more emphais on food than anything else. Quite a greasy smell and that does not even include the animals. I even some some folks sleeping in animal pens. Lots of women with back tattoos

Kane County Fair

Michael Vick

Old Ron Mexico is indicted by the feds for dogfighting in several southern states including killing dogs. The Feds don't indict unless they are reasonably sure of convitions. I think the best option for all concerned is for Vick to go on a paid leave for the 2007 season.

June 2007 CPI

Exciting! (ha ha) June 2007 Consumer Price Index Numbers
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm

up a little bit, small decline in gas.

Caribou Coffee

I love it. I went there twice the week of 7/1. I love the White Chocolate Mocha and the Heath Bar Cooler. Going there again tomorrow.

Caribou

Summer Reads!

The Starbuck's Experience-http://www.amazon.com/Starbucks-Experience-Principles-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/0071477845/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0010720-3016474?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183905529&sr=1-1
Good business book. The author is not affiliated with Starbuck's. He is way too into the place though.

Nixon & Kissinger- Partners In Power:
http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Kissinger-Partners-Robert-Dallek/dp/0060722304/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0010720-3016474?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183904940&sr=1-1- Excellent account of the relationship between two figures who shaped US policy from 1969-1974. The use of previously classified documents offers insight into the giant egos and paranoia of these two flawed men.

Revolver: The Secret History of the Beatles-
http://www.amazon.com/Revolver-History-Beatles-Geoffrey-Giuliano/dp/1844541606/ref=sr_1_2/105-0010720-3016474?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183905276&sr=1-2

On Message! June Jobs Report

June Jobs Report http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

On the MikePod II

Happy Summer! On the MikePod: Coverdale/Page, PJ Harvey, "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"

One of the worst songs I have ever heard is "Lipgloss" by Lil Mama. This is not on the MikePod

Laptop

We bought a laptop on Monday 7/2. Exactly one year after we bought our desktop. Maybe we buy a UMPC next year. Toshiba, DVD/CD burner, Vista, built in WIFI. Decided to get one so we can have a PC on both floors.

On the MikePod

Van Halen "Diver Down" (Purchased via Itunes), Marshall Crenshaw, "Life's Too Short", Various Artists "Instant Karma-Save Darfur"

July 1, Happy Birthday to me!

Tune Cast II for iPod

I bought a Tune Cast II for iPod for my car. I took the iPod on it's first long trip to Charleston, Il (3.5-4 hrs) a few weeks ago and it was cool to use. I had it connected to the car's tape deck. The tape thing would not work in my wife's car so I decided to get the Blekin Tune Cast II. I am still working with it, but once you find a clean frequency (kind of hard in the Chicago area) it works well.

Happy Xmas

I got a silver 2GB Ipod Nano, an old time AM/FM radio and Season 1 DVD of "My Name Is Earl"

Our Lady Of the Angels Fire

I read a book on the Our Lady Of the Angels school fire this past week. The fire occurred on Dec 1, 1958. 95 people were killed, 3 nuns, 92 kids. To Sleep With the Angels is a gripping account of the tragedy.

Working Out

I have began working our @ a gym in my office building. I go for about a 30-45 mins, riding a bike, lifting barbells, doing leg presses and weight machines.

Crappy Winter!

12/1/06 had a snowstorm and I had to stay home from work to dig us out. I hate winter. It has been cold but seems to be warming up a bit.
I have completed my initial ordering for the new merged company. Now we will address some other issues, like business cards for those below Partner and larger mailing envelopes.
I got my biannual haircut for the holidays and for pictures that are to be taken @work.

Back To Work

Back to work tomorrow. I have lots of invoices to process and a fair amount of orders to place. I need to get a final lot of cards in for the merged company and need to look @ tax season/year end ordering. This post is not exactly going to make people die of over excitement.

I had a nice long relaxing holiday weekend and now head back eager to serve the man until late Dec.

My Mr. T Encounter

In the excitement of Thanksgiving (as I call it Mr. T. giving)I forgot to post the time I saw Mr. T. in person. It was around 1990-1991, summer. I was in downtown Chicago by the federal plaza and I saw ahead of me as I was walking a red Rolls Royce convertible with the Il. plates of "Mr.T" I thought "what dork would have that for a plate" and I noticed the driver had a mandinka and was African American. I got to the corner and looked to the street on the right and noticed it was the Great T. himself. He smiled and we waved @each other. Then other people saw him and started getting excited. He was downtown because the previous person who had his plates accumulated tickets and his car got the Denver boot.
I'll have to post some other celebrity encounters that I have had.

Transition Update #4

All stationery items are in. This was completed Tuesday 11/21. I am waiting on 1 lot of cards and then I can tackle the staff below Partner.
I will still have to have mailing envelopes sizes 9x12, 10x13 and 10x15 produced, I will do that in the near future.