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Now on Facebook

ByDerek

I decided to give the whole Facebook thing a whirl, and much to my surprise have found oodles of people that I’ve been out of touch with. Facebook is like one big reunion! Family members, high school classmates, RITers, random Buffalo people I don’t even know (I am not adding you all as friends, sorry) – it’s like the whole world is on Facebook!

I can do without all the little annoying applications, and I need to figure out how to tie this here blog to my Facebook page (already linked in my Twitter account) but it certainly is an interesting website. I can see why Nancy called it “the internet crack network”.

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I love the Tax Foundation because they tend to uncomplicate tax issues so that everyone can understand them. Their annual Tax Freedom Day report was released today. It tells you, quite simply, that if you started giving your entire paycheck to the government on January 1st and weren’t allowed to keep any for yourself until…

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NY’s Jock Itch

ByDerek

Wow… here’s a tax I never knew New York had under it’s belt – the Jock Tax. I believe that professional athletes are grossly overpaid, but targeting a tax specifically on their profession seems even more unfair than the fact that guys that could barely graduate from high school make multimillion dollar salaries to play…

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Smokey Bones changing up their formula?

ByDerek

Caught this on MarketWatch today: DES MOINES, Iowa (MarketWatch) — Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) said Wednesday it may change the name of its struggling Smokey Bones barbecue chain as part of efforts to improve its appeal. Because the casual-dining operator believes the chain’s positioning is “too narrow,” the company said several barbecue-oriented items will be…

Select Comfort – customer service failure

ByDerek

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you surely saw my interactions with Select Comfort customer service today. Here’s the entire story. In October 2005 we decided it was time for a new bed. Not wanting to skimp on quality and being interested in getting a bed that would accommodate our different sleeping preferences,…

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  1. Hey there Derek! Looks like you found out how to add your blog to facebook (that’s how I got to it today) I think there is also a way to add your blog posts to your Facebook notes automatically.

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