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Worst Pay Per Click Ad

 
While viewing my Google Gmail account this morning the most odd pay per click ad came up. Somebody had actually created a Google Adwords campaign and just left all the defaults in place. I wish I had money like that to waste!

Swine Flu Pandemic?

On my way to work this morning, I heard a lot of radio chatter about the swine flu and quite frankly it made me a bit nervous — until I actually did some research myself.
So far there are 20 confirmed cases of the “swine flu” as of today in the United States, but none in [...]

INDenver Times Fails To Reach Goal

 
Today, the founders of the online newspaper INDenver Times announced that they failed to meet their subscriber goal of 50,000. I believe that they successfully signed up 3,000 paying subscribers.
My questions are numerous here. First of all, I hadn’t even heard of this newspaper — did they advertise? Secondly, they started the company on March [...]

A Blue Cow and Some Blown Fish

 
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is of a long road trip I did with my family when I was around 9 or 10 years old. Our car was a very hip station wagon with a rear seat that faced backwards, and my twin brother and I were given the “reward” of sitting in [...]

Denver Ski Train Sold To Canadian Company

The historic ski train that has transported passengers from Union Station in Denver to within 100 yards of the base lift in Winter Park and back has been sold to a Canadian company after 69 years of service.
 
Visiting the website skitrain.com takes you to a single page that has a picture of the train and a [...]