Michael Gracie 

The other day, I was standing by a clear river tying on a fly when a colleague commented that I was carrying two fly boxes. Yes, I used to be a one-box fisherman. It was all about being minimalist – carrying as little gear as possible – and it extended to flies and boxes as [...]

From bizblawg.. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in McNamee v. IRS, No. 05-6151 just affirmed a federal trial court’s determination that the owner of an LLC (limited liability company) can be held personally liable for unpaid payroll taxes. This is a significant decision, which may well be appealed to the Supreme Court.   Meanwhile, let’s [...]

Mike Arrington noted that a new Ask.com/Crispin Porter ad campaign billboard is offensive. Unabomber…right. The whole concept of “messaging” is offensive, IMHO. The assumption is that the consumer is not very smart. That might have been true a few decades ago, but it is changing as fast as the information flow is. Throw in the [...]

The latest…online advertising exchanges are beginning to mirror commodities exchanges. Exchanges, however, seem to work best when there is a scarcity of resources. I don’t see any scarcity in the online ad realm, as the “real estate” has a marginal cost near zero, and delivery isn’t guaranteed (users can block ads). The mirror must need [...]

I went to school in a state that mandated a fifth year to sit for the CPA exam. I was broke after 3 1/2 years, so after graduation I bolted to another state to work (and sit). Unfortunately, the Master’s in Accounting I skipped covered governmental and non-profit accounting, so I had to teach it [...]

I just started checking out Freebase under the “alpha” test. Feels like a personal profiler on AJAX steroids. Got a warning that I was using the wrong browser (Safari), but everything seemed to work fine for me. Neat movie and music database. I suspect it will get more interesting as users input more data. Will [...]

So stinking difficult!!! I’ve been skunked for the first time this season. Cheesman Canyon got the best of me – I think that’s an “again” too, since I’ve been held to zero there before. FYI – the water is flowing strong, but still crystal, and the crossings weren’t particularly tricky either (even for a guy [...]

I.e. the glaring gap between January and May of this year… Shut down one company The victim was Tot Jot. Be as it may, it was a good learning experience. The biggest lesson…you can’t ignore the “feet on the ground” marketing needed by a business, even if the company is entirely virtual. I certainly want [...]

Found some help, and now imports for the old Thoughtmarket.com and Spamroll.com posts are complete. I’ve dispensed with categories in favor of tags, so posts are organized by origin (Office, Mobile, Spamroll, Thoughtmarket, and a yet to be filled category entitled “Rivers and Flats”). If you are coming from Thoughtmarket.com or Spamroll.com via a link [...]

A mobile post [but this problem is solved]. UPDATE: If you are using WordPress and want post-from-email functionality, use Postie from Economy Sized Geek.