Well it is that time again. Time to sign up for a new electricity plan. It used to be you could just go with the local provider and you were charged what the rate was. Now you have to search through all the rate plans. Fixed vs variable, standard vs green, 3, 6 or 12 […]
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No Job Joy #73 Riding into the wind
Spring in Texas Spring is a great time for cyclist. The days get longer and the weather gets warmer so we can ride more. The one down side about spring is that it often brings strong winds. Most cyclists would rather ride up a mountain pass than spend any significant time riding into the wind. […]
No Job Joy #72 Weeds
Spring is a wonderful time of year. The temperature rises, the days get longer and the annual greening of the world begins. I have never figured out though why the first thing that comes up in my yard is the weeds instead of the grass? As usual the weeds have come up full force encouraged […]
No Job Joy #71 Find your superpower
Just saw a video of Dharmesh Shah at SXSW and online marketing. http://tinyurl.com/yjkr7yx It is a good video especially for a coder. He brought up a great point. While everyone can keep doing the same thing everyday we all owe it to ourselves to find our super power. He goes into it briefly but I […]
Better to slow down or even stop
Get out of the way!!! I was out on a ride this weekend when the weather was beautiful. As it was a nice spring day it was one of those days where you want to go as fast as you can. The bad thing is when the weather is nice everyone is riding around the […]
What you can learn from Facebook posts part 2
Following the days of the week is just one value of Facebook posts. I have found another one. TV listings. By watching your Facebook posts you can see what nights TV shows are on. I now don’t need to look up shows in the guide. Just check Facebook and either the Fan page ( if […]
What you can learn from Facebook posts part 1
Well its Monday morning. Time to check Facebook and see what all my friends did this weekend and how much they hate Monday. Facebook is a wonderful thing in that it lets people connect and share what is going on in their lives. The funny thing is that you can know what day of the […]
Post #100 Who would have thought?
Well today I have reached a blogging milestone. This the 100th post to my blog. Originally started as a way to keep me focused on a positive attitude during my job search I have found it has been helpful in other ways. For those of you struggling in your job search or just needing a […]
No Job Joy #70 Jump Start
I have talked several times about the need to get exercise and how it can help you have a more positive attitude. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Dallas this week. The sun has come out and every one is just happier. Flowers are starting to poke their heads out of the ground and […]
One more reason to ban smoking
I posted earlier this year about how I am going to practice a bit of leave no trace on my bike rides. So each time I ride I pick up one piece of trash. I have noticed since I am now on the look out for trash what people leave behind. You might think of […]