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Kleptocodia

Posted on August 19, 2009 11:44 AM

For any of my readers who don't know, poor souls afflicted with kleptocodia [yes, I made the word up] suffer from an obsessive impulse to download software they do not need nor will ever use.

Firing employees is never easy even if they are embezzling, stealing, or being violent or abusive toward your employees or customers. Sometimes, even if it seems you should fire someone, it may not be the wise business decision. Let me explain:

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Begging for Islam

Posted on February 14, 2009 09:59 PM

Religious students, forced to beg for their Quranic teacher

The year was 1977 and my father had to to get his toe amputated due to complications from his diabetes, so he asked my wife and me to help him run his costume jewelry business until he was better. He never got better and we ended up running the business until the present day, although now it is all fine gold and diamonds.

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Almost Good News - 170 Diggers Buried

Posted on July 31, 2008 01:20 PM

I was delighted that 170 Diggers all met their just fate at the same time yet disappointed that anyone would bother burying Liberal Digg users with honours; after all, the majority of Diggers are still in denial that a Muslim threat exists, that it's just a power-grabbing ploy by George Bush who will probably remain President for the rest of his life.

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Airbags should be put in Pants

Posted on February 16, 2008 01:28 PM

One blustery Spring Day in 1982 I had to slow down to a slog. Any other man walking slower would have been stopped dead in his tracks at the sight I am about to describe.

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Hot Glue Guns and King of the World

Posted on May 13, 2007 04:05 PM

"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Well, I started to hot glue everything onto hair combs.

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Muslim Entrepreneurs

Posted on April 27, 2007 07:46 PM

What the Jordan needs to do, is bring in Israelis to show them how to do business in the modern world. The Jordan has about the same population as Israel but is 5 to 6 times larger in area. They would do well to associate with a country that has more entrepreneurs per capita than any other country in the world.

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Wishful Thinking and the Threat of Islam

Posted on November 12, 2006 11:40 PM

Back in 1980 I was the largest gold scrap dealer in New York. I bought millions of dollars every month of gold and silver, coins, currency, pearls, scrap jewelry, stamps, collectibles, antiques, ivory, and so on. Customers would bring in old gold to sell at any one of more than a dozen retail outlets in the city. I also had a number of stores in New Jersey.