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You May Have to Throw Out the Clock

Figuring out how to schedule our time can be an on-going reality for the average home business owner. While I am definitely an advocate of trying to come up with reasonable and somewhat predictable business hours, I also understand how sticking to a set schedule and doing business “by the clock” just may not work for a home business operation. I have written before about how I do think that time management is a key concern for the home business owner. After all, what is the point of working 13-hour days that net us $20 in income? Of course, in … Continue reading →

London: Good News/Bad News

Attention travelers bound for London, England: I have news you can use. Let’s start with the good news. Thanks to a new line of budget hotels, you will have a much easier time taking a nap at London’s Gatwick Airport. (The airport is notorious for delays, which means at some point you will inevitably be scrounging the terminals for a place to crash.) Yotels, located within the airport’s terminal, features budget-priced pint-sized cabins with beds, showers, flat-screen TVs and free Internet. Cabins range in size from about 22 to 32 square feet and cost $50-$80 per four-hour minimum. Additional hours … Continue reading →

Tis The Season To Be Morbid

Halloween—it’s a holiday celebrated by the young and the young at heart. It’s also a holiday celebrated by those who have a morbid curiosity for all things ghoulish… or by those who are simply morbid. Surf the web and you’ll find a ton of Halloween related sites that allow you to predict the date of your death (all in fun of course). For example, on www.deathclock.com visitors are welcomed with the sadistic greeting: “I’m sorry, but your time has expired! Have a nice day.” To find the predicted date of your expiration you simply enter your date of birth, smoking … Continue reading →