A year ago or so, I was listening to an audiobook and thought I heard “where moss and rust consume”. I just found out it’s “where MOTH and rust consume”

The full quote is Matthew 6:19 –
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

Live and learn, right?

Written by Bill Olen

No Show

Jan 28, 2012

I can’t always tell if a client is going to not show up for an appointment. But if it’s a no show and no call, that tells me all I need to know.

But what if they call back to reschedule? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

I think a mail in cash rescheduling fee is the answer!

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Love Forever

Jan 22, 2012

Lately, I hear J. Cole’s rework of Paula Abdul’s Straight Up 2 or 3 times a day, but her version works better for this overview of last years iPhone pictures. Love Forever!

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Last night I watched Hereafter again, which got me thinking about the Bardo Thodol, which got me thinking about the day the Dalai Lama visited Santa Fe.

At the time I was working the evening shift as an intake specialist for a alcohol/drug addiction hotline. I got home late and usually slept until noon, but found myself lying awake at 7am when the phone rang. A friend had tickets to a teaching by the Dalai Lama at the local Buddhist stupa, did I want to go? Sure.

Lotsa people, had a pretty good seat, but I’d heard this one a thousand times before, so I went for some air.

Taking up the lotus position, I watched the Mercedes and the people. That day I saw more blondes then in the rest of the seven years I lived in Santa Fe. This was the super rich getting on their Enlightenment Chic.

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The Web Funnel

Dec 26, 2011

Howard Lindzon got me thinking the other day when he posted
“I finally got a sales call from LinkedIn $LNKD. It only took 9 years. I guess the ‘funnel’ of web optimization and no human interaction is coming to an end for the big guys….The year 2012 will be about extending the web funnel through hard core human interaction – not just optimizing your website. That will involve persistence, even chasing.”

I imagine this applies not only to business, but also to my social and personal life as well. What do you think?

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Google AdSense Payment

Dec 23, 2011

I got an email from Google today:

You’ve been issued a payment from Google AdSense

Hello,

Please note that we’ve recently issued a payment to you for your AdSense earnings. Your payment represents the total of your finalized earnings accumulated through the end of last month.

For more information, please log into your account and visit your Payments page. Depending on your form of payment, you may also be able to find a reference number there to track or pick up your payment.

Congratulations! We hope you receive your payment soon.

Sincerely,
The Google AdSense Team

And it only took two years to reach the payment threshold!

Written by Bill Olen

The Aughts Revisited

Oct 31, 2011

Back in January, I posted this video and this morning I got this email from YouTube:

Dear billolen,
Your video, Bill in the Aughts, may have content that is owned or licensed by AdRev.
No action is required on your part; however, if you are interested in learning how this affects your video, please visit the Content ID Matches section of your account for more information.
Sincerely,
- The YouTube Team

As I wrote back in January, it all seems to have come to Naught.

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As a labor of love on this Labor Day, here is a collection of haikus for your pleasure!

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Caterina: Soon everybody will know everybody and social networks will be obsolete.
04:57:32 am on July 1, 2011 | [Twitter]

For me, marketing is obsolete!

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