Monthly Archives: November 2005

Book Log – What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business

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What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business, Second Edition: Real Life Startup Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs by Jan Norman.

A fairly interesting, general advice book on starting your own business. The author interviewed a bunch of business owners and asked what they wish they’d known. There’s plenty of good little stories about that sort of thing.

But a lot of it I had been told or witnessed myself, coming from a family of entrepreneurs and marrying into another family of entrepreneurs.

Still, not a bad read and gives me things to think about.

Book Log – The Truth (with Jokes)

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The Truth (with Jokes) by Al Franken

While my politics don’t neatly fall into any catagory ( calls me a “libertarian not worth his salt” because I believe in legalizing just about everything but keeping fire departments and probably public schools1), I enjoy me some Al Franken.

What’s interesting is that his political books are getting progressively more serious. Rush Limbaugh was 75% wacky/25% serious political discussion. Liars about 50/50.

This one is about 85% serious critique of the current administration. The title is very apt. Serious discussion with a few jokes thrown in3.

I enjoyed it, and found it interesting. He makes a jest about running for congress, but after reading the book I wonder how much of a jest it is. It almost seems like he’s repositioning himself as a serious politician.

Anyway, good read.

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1 I just spent 20 minutes trying to find a journal entry where I discussed my opinions on public schools that I could link to. Why on earth doesn’t LiveJournal have a search engine that would help me with that2?
2See how demanding I get when I’m a paid user? I’m insufferable.
3Al says there are only 2. I caught a few more.

Needs meme… all so very true.

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Type “YOUR NAME needs” into Google and pull out the resulting declarations.

Ryan needs your advice
Ryan needs to be supervised because he can be physically aggressive with his peers;
Ryan Needs Special Care
Ryan Needs A Bra. Fast.
Ryan needs a room
Ryan needs one more win
Ryan needs to be given call to arms
Ryan Needs a Room in Arcata
Ryan needs his wheelchair to get about.