Monthly Archives: October 2008

$25 certificates for $2!! No kidding!

  By Jerry Robertson | October 27, 2008 - 10:26 pm | News Worthy Comments Off

I would never forgive myself if I didn’t take 2 minutes to tell you about this. Restaurant.com is a site that allows you to purchase restaurant gift certificates at crazy discounts. For example, you can generally purchase a $25 gift certificate for $10 so under normal circumstances, this is a … Continue reading →

Some great spots on the Internet

  By Jerry Robertson | October 27, 2008 - 1:54 pm | News Worthy, Technology Update Comments Off

Some of these are ones I have pointed out before and some new ones. Check them out: www.abebooks.com  is a great site for buying books. Used and new and they are great deals. www.jingproject.com is a great tool for clipping screens and sharing info with others. www.stubhub.com is a source … Continue reading →

If you are having a bad day, just play this.

  By Jerry Robertson | October 27, 2008 - 1:30 pm | News Worthy Comments Off

What a great message for us when we think things are not going the way we want them to.

Spreading the wealth around!!

  By Jerry Robertson | October 26, 2008 - 8:10 pm | News Worthy Comments Off

 In a local restaurant my server had on a ‘Obama 08′ tie. I was pleased, as he had given away his political preference–just imagine the coincidence to come.  When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama ‘redistribution of wealth’ concept. He stood … Continue reading →

Help save a big company!!

  By Jerry Robertson | October 17, 2008 - 1:07 am | News Worthy Comments Off

Just a little something to think about.

Indulge me a bit

  By Jerry Robertson | October 15, 2008 - 1:51 am | News Worthy Comments Off

Hey, I don’t want this place to become a place to gripe or complain and certainly not a place for politics as usual. I do think there is lots of blame to go around and frankly I can not bring my self to vote for McCain or Obama in this … Continue reading →

13 October 2008 – Technology Update

  By Jerry Robertson | October 13, 2008 - 12:28 pm | News Worthy, Technology Update Comments Off

I hope the Fall weather is sitting well with you. This is my favorite time of year and so far this is a great time. We have had some rain so hopefully the fall flowers and other foliage will give us one last burst of color before Winter sets in. … Continue reading →

Scam Alert!!!

  By Jerry Robertson | October 3, 2008 - 11:37 am | News Worthy, Technology Update Comments Off

With all the talk of loan modification and refinancing and bailouts, I want to give you a warning. I just received an email offering to help me modify my loan with my lender. Close examination shows this to be a scam. The link they give you to click on sends … Continue reading →

Ok, I'm a skeptic

  By Jerry Robertson | October 3, 2008 - 2:55 am | News Worthy Comments Off

Alright, I looked at the vote and I have to say I was wrong. There were only 10 Senators that voted against this bail out that are up for re-election this year.  I will post a chart on how they voted and you can decide if  you want to get … Continue reading →

Well, they did it.

  By Jerry Robertson | October 2, 2008 - 2:01 am | News Worthy Comments Off

74 – 25. They passed this bail out bill and are trying to feed us a line that it is not a bail out. I attended a meeting today and we talked about how our markets are driven by greed and fear. Well, we are in the fear side of … Continue reading →