http://chuckingit.com/blog Reflecting on Life, Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:48:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The other day I wrote a piece about what would others, namely Aliens and/or Angels, have to say about our world, our culture, and our humanity. Okay, so my premise might be a "little out there" (pun intended) but what about the views of ancient cultures, like the Hopi Indians, ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/hopi-prophecies-native-american-wisdom-for-modern-times/ Today we live in a world of permission marketing and you would think that everybody "Gets it" - in that if you are going to SPAM people, at a minimum you provide a way to opt-out. And while I have yet to figure out who I'm voting for in ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/political-spam-an-open-letter-to-gop/ Creating this post is a mixed bag for me as many of you who know me, know that I advocate that Creativity is a Science and not an art or some abstract personality-based thing. And, I even have the mathematical proof to back this creative science which I wrote about ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/creativity-as-a-way-of-life/ If you think the economy is skidding towards the blink, think again and meet Rowan and Trevor - a lemonade stand sister-brother team that will rock your taste buds, bring joy to your heart and remind your soul to awaken to the creative gifts the Divine embedded in your DNA. ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/lemonade-entrepreneurs/ Tiz the season and lemonade stands are in full swing around these summer New England parts, specifically Ridgefield Connecticut and Main Street. I was first hit with this lemonade season reminder a couple of weeks back when walking Kasha around the neighborhood. At the commencement of our walk, we ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/lemonade-stands-save-us-economy/ When I was upgrading the CoolTea phpBB 3.01 bulletin boards, I had many technical issues along the way thus visited other sites around the web in an effort to track down resolve to these issues. Some of the technical issues were simple like making sure the server path was correctly listed ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/angels-and-aliens-what-they-have-in-common/ My first introduction with computers was circa 1975 with mainframes, punch cards and programming simplistic slot machines with random fruits - e.g., cherries, lemons, oranges, and dollar signs - any combination of which would spin and land in three-pane lucky display screen. It was also a time when I started ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/punch-cards-digital-resolution-and-angels-among-us/ The following is an account of a missing office chair and happy customer service ending ... the essence of which can be enjoyed per the following letter and here is the pdf version 22 April 2008 Mr. Ronald L. Sargent Chairman & CEO Staples.com 500 Staples Drive Framingham, MA 01702 Re: Take a Seat and Sit on ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/sit-on-this-herculean-customer-service/ Below is the seven minute video produced by Guiding Eyes for the Blind that features a licensed version of Katie Scott's Song for VanDyke which can be heard around 5 minutes into the clip - congratulations Katie! http://chuckingit.com/blog/song-for-vandyke-featured-on-puppy-raising-video/ Katie and I just got back from whirlwind vacation in the Carolinas with Kasha. One of our stops was Charleston South Carolina, which despite its magical beauty also has history of America's most active port for Slave Trading - this history was something I wasn't comfortable with and was reluctant ... http://chuckingit.com/blog/amazing-grace-and-the-black-keys/