A Potpourri Of Observations

First off - blogging is difficult. At first I thought of it as like having a Twitter account. Anyone can tweet - but not many write something worth reading. I suppose blogging is much the same as having a column, without the deadlines. That's where I get tripped up. I work well under pressure, but tend not to work at all when I am not pressured.

I've met a few professional bloggers since moving to New York. It actually is a surprising amount of work. It kind of goes against my "Four Hour Work Week" philosophy. I really got into it for SEO purposes. I wanted to promote my business, Affordable Safety Training, but generating links to it. I've since decided that SEO Management is at best questionable, and at worst voodoo. Run your website in a way that serves the needs of your customers, and forget about all that other crap.

It's been months since I've posted anything. I''ve been very busy with the business, an engagement, and planning a move back to Portland, Oregon. So I am going to throw some random stuff out there.

It's Time...
I am now officially engaged. I proposed to Leta in Central Park, and we set a date for May 1st in Salinas, California. I am very excited about getting married. Since we got engaged, Leta has watched this video about 35 times.

"I'll Bet There's An App For That"
I love my Iphone for personal use, but it has been a pretty large disappointment for me for business purposes. I think the apps in the app store are too focused on games and entertainment. However, today I downloaded an app from by bank that allowed me to deposit checks with my phone. It was so easy, I snapped a photo of the front and back of the check, pressed "Send", and it was in my account seconds later. Afterwards I just tossed out the check. Talk about convenience.

"Springtime For Hitler"
The film "The Producers" is about the only time I find Hitler references appropriate, and that's just because they are funny. Once again, people have gone crazy and decided that anything politicians propose that they don't agree with is Nazi-esque and what Hitler would do. Here's a clip of one of these idiots. Watch as Barney Frank responds very appropriately, I think.

It's inappropriate when the right wing nutjobs make Hitler comparisons, just as it was inappropriate when President Bush was being compared to Hitler over the Iraq War. (People forget the Iraq war has bipartisan support in Congress, unfortunately.) If you call someone Hitler, there better be either genocide or a global war involved, otherwise you are just a jackass.

Speaking of Health Care

Really not sure where I stand on this issue. I like the idea of the public option, but I fear that our government is just to unorganized to make it work. I am leaning towards President Obama on this issue, just because that seems to be the side of the issue that is less crazy.

I think that's all I have in me right now. Happy now Viki? :-)