916. In Need of Some Coaching? Ok, I Can Do Coaching

915. Daddy's Advice

Marry the one

who gives you

the same feeling 

you get when you

see food coming

at the restaurant

Edit: in case your marriage does not last, keep the restaurant's take-out menu.

914. Thriving Maturity

913. Because I Happen to Love That Photograph

Antônio Carlos Jobim

912. Guru Meditation [in a vaguely grumpy mood]

Yes Lisa, as well as adblockers, malware blockers etc

But I'm sure you know that there are still stupid people managing websites who seem to have no clue as to what 'your user experience' and 'your customer satisfaction' are about. Morons who then complain "boohoo so many visitors are running ad-popup blockers, this is so unfair for my business..."

Yet it's as simple to understand as reading the sticker on my letterbox that says "No Ads - Thank you and have a nice day".

Piece of (obvious) advice: if a product relies on aggressive advertisement to be sold then it's most probably not a good product. So if you truly believe that yours deserves to be known through ads then ask a marketing guy who thinks that way - beware of marketing wannabes - and tell him to sell it fair and honest, like the person you should be in the first place. He'll come up with an appropriately targeted, non-invasive (and possibly humorous) ad campaign.

Want to build a respected brand? Then start with respecting your prospects.

Or else you're just but another crook.

Amen

Now back to being Zen

911. <<= I Knew This Number Would Come Up...

...and my initial thought was to skip it, or leave it blank, like the void that the whole world has felt.

But human nature pushes us to move forward, so I choose to join my friends from the U.S.