http://www.chadblodgett.com Feelin' the Flow Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:36:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My wife and I attended a movie at the local Cinemark recently. While the movie was entertaining, the delivery of it was terrible. There were 3-4 black lines running down the middle of the screen. I waited about 2 minutes to see if they would get fixed, and when it ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2008/06/03/customer-service-and-free-movie-tickets/ With our move to a new home in a new development we have to do the landscaping. My brother-in-law is a landscape architect and recommend that I use Google sketchup to draw up the plans. I have to say that I have loved using it! It is surprisingly simple to ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2008/05/09/google-sketchup/ I've heard a lot about this book from friends that I do business with. They rave about it. Many of the people I associate with own their own businesses (like myself) and so they have said, "read this book, and free yourself up." I am excited. I have read the authors ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2008/04/11/starting-the-4-hour-work-week/ As you know, each year we host a Holiday Challenge where various companies compete agaist each other to lose weight. We love doing this challenge over the holiday season to help the thousands of employees maintain or lose weight during the most difficult time of year. Each of the years ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2008/01/11/corporate-wellness-company-fitness-challenges/ I was in Idaho Falls on business last year and took the opportunity to visit Rexburg Idaho again. I went to school there for a year at Ricks College (now known as BYU-Idaho). I took my wife and boys to one of the old Pizza joints that we loved, Craigo's. While ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/11/27/americans-andpizza/ Filipino American Ryan Patricio, 17, of Temecula, CA, 1st place Single Hand 3x3x3 Solve (World Record Holder), 2nd place 4x4x4 Solve, 2nd place 3x3x3 Solve, 2006 US National Rubik's Cube Championship, San Francisco, CA. August 6, 2006. All I can say is... Dang! Watch the video here http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/10/16/one-handed-rubiks-cube-champion/ I was sent this Dilbert Cartoon by a friend. The sad part is that I have run into many senior level managers that have this attitude. Click on the image to read the comic. http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/10/11/what-is-your-boss-like/ My oldest son turned 4 this week. We had a transformer themed party that was a lot of fun. He got some great gifts from friends and family and felt the love we all have for him. I was most excited about the present that I got him. His first putter. ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/10/04/what-sport-will-help-you-most-in-the-business-world/ There is no question in my mind about the answer to this question, however Steve Ballmer seems a little behind. This post just about sums up his intelligence. What's funny is Microsoft is currently looking to buy a 5% stake in Facebook for an amount that would value Facebook at over $10 ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/10/03/will-social-networks-last/ Leaper Footwear LLC is suing Nike and Apple for a patent infringement on their Nike+Ipod product.I hate reading things like this. If there really is an infringement then I can see the need to sue, but patents are usually easy to get around - since the implementation of a patent ... http://www.chadblodgett.com/2007/10/03/utah-company-suing-nike-and-apple/