Archive for September, 2008

Surviving the economic downturn

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Have you ever wondered who has had their business go under as of late.  Look no further - I am a statistic.  Uban survival during an business FAILURE - yes EC. You see, I supplied construction products.  I got in late on the curve and flamed out to say the least.  ...

Shelter in Place

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

With 9/11 upon us, lets take some time to think about all of the people who were directly and indirectly affected by terrorism.  As time marches on, the memory will fade, but we should make the effort to remember that we are all vulnerable to attack!  I was ...

Huricane Ike Part ??

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Listening to NPR today and they mentioned that many folks who did not evacuate did so because they remembered the traffic nightmare of Rita. Some did not because they thought it was not going to be a big deal. SO, 2000 folks evacuated from Galveston Island later, here ...

Surviving Virus’ and more

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

If someone was to ask me to rate my personal life this week it would be a 3 star week. Lets say Virus City! Here I am, a guy, with a bladder infection after having the flu. Now, for the feminine side, you are probably aware of the ...

Waiting it out

Monday, September 1st, 2008

So I am listening to my radio and the local host flew down to Houston and is reporting in New Orleans at some hotel that has an emergency generator.  They are on the third floor in a room.  He is doing this instead of reporting on the Republican National Convention. So, ...