Archive for April, 2007
I was recently talking to a friend of mine that is a member of the East Harriet Neighborhood Group about the Lyndale Avenue “beautification” project (link is a PDF) in Minneapolis, between Lake Street and Minnehaha Parkway.Â
I have been hearing about this project for several years. Its been somewhat of interest to me because Sunny and I [...]
April 29th, 2007 | Posted in minneapolis | 5 Comments
Any local blogs here in Minneapolis that have interest in holding some type of contest or give away for W Minneapolis Condo tshirts???
We feel like sharing the love…
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April 25th, 2007 | Posted in marketing, minneapolis, wtf | No Comments
There have been a few additional worldwide tshirts sightings that we must mention.
David Grimmett sporting the new digs.
Thomas Craig looking snappy.
And our new friend Greg Stratz.
Still waiting on a few more pics. And, as always we have a few more shirts to give away. If you want one write a little tidbit on your blog about wanting [...]
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in marketing, wtf | 5 Comments
This video is pretty good and I can totally relate. As a property owner I have had to knock on doors many times trying to collect rent. As a father I have on a few occasions had my kids with me while knocking on renter doors. Maybe next month I can send them [...]
April 21st, 2007 | Posted in wtf | 4 Comments
There are typically two main asset allocation strategies — market-based and client-based. Market-based reacts to prevailing market trends. The most popular client-based asset allocation models include age-based (for example: take 100 minus your age, that’s the percentage of equities you should have in your portfolios.  For my 5-year old, for instance, he should be 95% [...]
April 20th, 2007 | Posted in investing, sunny speaks | 1 Comment
A load is a sales commission you either pay upfront (example: A shares) or back-end load on a decreasing scale (example: B shares).  It’s a general misconception that no-load funds are better because there’s no commission upfront to the investor. I would challenge the no-load theory. You should question why some funds have loads and [...]
April 19th, 2007 | Posted in investing, sunny speaks | 2 Comments
Between the time it has taken for packages to arrive and the people that have not sent in their photo, its been a little slow on the worldwide tshirt sightings.
I do want to thank my friend Derek Semmler who followed through. However I made a mistake and sent him the wrong size. His replacement should get [...]
April 18th, 2007 | Posted in wtf | 3 Comments
For those FlippingRich readers who have kids or thinking about having kids, you’ll want to read this. The topic du jour is college savings.  Unless you’re totally well off, you can’t expect to sit on the sidelines until one day you’ll have to fork out hundreds of thousands for the kids’ ivy-league education. Â
The average annual [...]
April 17th, 2007 | Posted in investing, sunny speaks | 4 Comments
In an effort to flex his networking power our friend Steve Ladin sent us this email:
I was out and about today and took some pictures of my friends while they posed in your shirt.
Imus
Willa Ford
Sanjaya
April 13th, 2007 | Posted in wtf | 5 Comments
I have a high end Electrolux appliance package for sale. Includes side by side fridge, cooktop, wall oven, and high design rounded glass vent hood. Retail price was $4800. First $2000 and truck get its.
The fridge has a small scratch on the door.
April 13th, 2007 | Posted in minneapolis, wtf | No Comments