Blog Master G

The long-awaited and much-anticipated IPO comes to be.
Google Inc. Files Registration Statement with the SEC for an Initial Public Offering: “MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - April 29, 2004 - Google Inc. announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class [...]

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Saratoga Springs is known for horses, so you never know where you’ll see one. This mirrored one appeared today on Broadway near Church St.

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“(M)ake clear the pathway for all of those among us who are honestly interested in readjusting life on a plane of greater usefulness and higher beauty.” -Gustav Stickley
Stickley writes the following in the first chapter of his 1909 book Craftsman Homes: Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement:

In remembering those who have [...]

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Listen up, people: If you type with a computer — and something tells me you do if you are reading this — then stop with the space-space habit! It’s not correct and it’s annoying. It has been a long-time pet peeve of mine when reading and editing others’ text.
As I learned from career journalist [...]

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It’s good to be King.

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WAR ON TERROR REQUIRES LITTLE SACRIFICE FOR MOST AMERICANS: “As violence in Iraq ebbs and flows, American support for the occupation does as well. But the constant is this: The soldiers risking their lives rarely come from affluent families. Median income of a white recruit’s family is $35,000 a year; of a black recruit’s family, [...]

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It’s funny to flip through Newsweek and come across a story about your former employer and the CEO who now looks nothing like she did the first time I saw her.
Extreme Makeover: “After 12 years at the helm of Autodesk—the San Rafael, Calif., company that creates the computer-aided design applications that help create ‘everything [...]

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It always pays to write a letter when you have a bad customer experience. After writing the below letter, I received a prompt response and $50 worth of free car wash coupons. Not bad for 10 minutes of my time.

April 7, 2004
Hoffman Car Wash
ATTN: Manager
5 Lowes Drive
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
To Whom It May Concern:
I [...]

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I obviously haven’t posted much lately, but I’m still here, don’t worry. Things are just very busy these days. And finally recovered from that damn cold last week.
Had a super busy and exciting day yesterday. Big life event is on the horizon. Too early to discuss any details publicly, but suffice it to say [...]

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Last night Jen and I joined other local word enthusiasts to hear Gary Moss, Scrabble pro, talk about tournament play. It was really interesting. The talk was a precursor to the tournament being held here this weekend.
I come from a family of writers and word afficionados, so Scrabble is in my blood. I love the [...]

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