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Yesterday, I had an interaction with the police that’s still sitting heavy in my chest. I didn’t film it—honestly, I didn’t think I’d need to. I was coming from a place of peace. I was showing up for
I’m starting something new. It’s not a tech series, not exactly. It’s not just politics either. It’s survival. It’s resistance. I’m calling it Digital Self-Defense. If you’ve been paying attention—rea
This is where I talk about my darker, more angry thoughts.
I was thinking about this guy this morning, who is probably going to lose his house. His mom died a couple years ago and neither he or his siblings did anything about her estate. She owned this house
Here we go again. The power-mongers of Akron are going to try to buy yet another Akron Mayoral election. And they are going to rely on your political apathy to do it. Here are 13 reasons you should NO
Overthrow the government. You can listen to the audio here: If you have missed any shows they are now archived in a podcast. You can check them out on my blog. Or you can get them on your favorite pod
This is an unlawful eviction. Only homeless people are given 5 days to evict. And isn’t there a moratorium on evictions anyway? San Rafael homeless campers evicted from site below freeway Caltrans off
Before they slip away and become a mash of impressionistic wisps of memory, I wanted to record my feelings the day after the November 3, 2020 election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Those names a
Community is this HUGE theme in my life. If we can come together I truly believe we can solve all the world’s problems. But the problem is “They” don’t want that. That love keeping us divided. If we c
This is a friend of mine’s favorite verse in the Bible: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time
It’s hard to argue with reincarnation when you understand the fundamental laws of energy in the universe. The first law of Thermodynamics states: The total amount of energy and matter in the Universe
This is my friend Gary. I won’t tell you how many felony “numbers” he has. But it’s not just a few. He’s the real deal. We have a true friendship. My life is SO much fuller and better for being friend
The sentiment of this sign keeps me marching forward. “I just want to live.” For me, it’s not about the food or the tents or any of that. For me, it’s about acceptance. Homeless people are going throu
To you, this may look like an empty field. To me it looks like destruction. This was a home. This was a village to people who the rest of society gave up on. And they were not allowed to exist. They w
I see myself as a freedom fighter. We have institutionalized homelessness in America. Government and corporate service providers have thrown up their hands. “They just don’t want our help.” So people
I wanted to point this picture out for exactly what it is: Hate. It is hate directed towards addicted people. The reason I want to point it out is because it is also VERY acceptable in most of America
I consider myself a searcher. I also consider my time here on Earth as that of a tourist. A person who is on an all inclusive cruise getting to taste some of the sights and sounds of Earth. Considerin
I get to go out today and spend time with some of the most amazing and cool people I’ve ever met in my life. I bring food and water out to some homeless people on Fridays.I can’t think of any work in
Our law firm, Institute for Justice, has fought as hard as anyone in this battle for the rights of homeless people. Our case has always been that a person should be allowed to shelter those most despe
If ever there was a more appropriate use of the word “bullshit” in describing something I’ve never seen it. The HUD mandated homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) count is complete and total bullshit. The Depa
There is a very clear thread that runs through the work of the 3 of us. If you aren’t familiar, Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Workers Movement. She, among other things, created “houses of hospitali
A couple days ago I asked Rocky about a business idea to help pay for some family expenses. She asked concerned, “Are you worried about money?” For the first time in my life I responded, “I’m not worr
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: Who Homeless People Really Are
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I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: SageRock Digital Marketing Agency – Platinum Sponsor
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: What Our Building Costs To Operate
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: Here’s How You Helped A Chronically Homeless Person Get Into A House
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: We Just Uploaded A YouTube Video: Eric’s New Apartment. Homeless No More
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I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: What You Should Know About Community Support Services (CSS) Akron
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I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: We Just Uploaded A YouTube Video: Can you help us build our shower for the homeless?
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I just wrote this piece on the SageRock VR Website. Check it out: Get Ready for Viveportâ„¢ Arcade, a location-based entertainment platform for virtual reality
I just wrote this piece on the SageRoc Startups Website. Check it out: What It’s Really Like Being An Entrepreneur
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: I LOVE the tiny home idea!
I just wrote this piece on The Homeless Charity Website. Check it out: The Homeless Charity is a recipient of a Google Ad Grants award
“Congratulations! You are the proud new overseer of a healthy, old, mentally decaying parent.” Dementia is everything backwards. But it’s not just backwards. It’s sideways. Inside out. Reverse. Forwar
I’ve been committed to creating a podcast. I am at a place in my life where I feel more like an artist than a business person. It’s actually a message I’m trying to instill in other business people. C
I’m not the kind of person other people typically entrust to important jobs. “Loose canon” is a common phrase I’ve heard to describe me. But for some reason, Debra Manteghi, the Program Manager of Pro
So let me break this down for you: Let’s say you are a homeless kid. Good news! There are programs to help you get a place to live. Let’s say you are a homeless kid that wants to go to college. No mor
The Ohio Department of Agriculture Auction Program offers an example contract for auctioneers here: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/public_docs/auctioneer/Auct_Sample%20auction%20contract.pdf The problem wit
My friend, Harry Lader, Ph.D., is doing a LinkedIn event on using LinkedIn more effectively. He’s a super smart guy and really nice too. His day job is that he’s a trainer for Excel. But he has applie
We started camping as a family when Indy, our kid, was 2. It rained. The tent leaked. The fire wouldn’t start. And you know… We had a 2 year old. This seems to be a very common story. Many people seem
80 hours of classes in Kentucky. Finding a sponsor, which is incredibly difficult. Or maybe I was meant to be with Chuck Kreiner and we just had to find each other. He is amazing! Get a background che
I friend of mine, Jackie Smigel, runs a non-profit adoption agency. She has just announced a meeting she is having in Kent Ohio on Wednesday, April 27 from 10:30am-11:30am. here: Fred Fuller ParkOld J
I used to speak anywhere and everywhere. I once did an SEO speech at a Golden Corral Buffet. My van broke down on the highway on the way to a speech. Both to and from the speech, actually. I’ve driven
I think people get really hung up on what product or service to sell in a business. I know I do. I’m always trying to come up with something totally new and innovative. The big problem with this appro
I have another campaign coming up so I wanted to get my finances together. (I’ll tell you more about it soon.) But I wanted to post where we are with our money. In a nutshell: The Shoes for Homeless K
I’m a little unsure about this post. The world is filled with pie in the sky visions of what “taking control of your future” looks like as an entrepreneur. Fancy trips. Working 4 hours a week. Fancy c
When we first started SageRock I told everybody how great owning your own company was. “You should start your own company,” I’d say like some kid who just discovered gummy worms. I don’t say that any
Sure. I stole that title from “Making a Murderer.” There’s a reason for my plagiarism. But that’s a story for another time. This is my written documentary of (hopefully) making a successful company. M
How much money do you think the national government spends on helping homeless kids? Before you guess, let me give you some budgets the government does spend money on: Printing Costs ($930,000,000) Ma
I got an email last night from Debra Manteghi, the Program Manager for Project RISE: the only group in Akron that solely focuses on homeless kids in the Akron area. They organize an “adoption” of fami
Yesterday, a large, but simple box came to our office from Paris Hatters in San Antonio Texas. That was strange because almost all boxes we get come from Amazon, or recently from Wal-Mart for the shoe
Probably the most influential post I’ve ever written was discussing the 2200 homeless kids that are in Akron and the only group that is solely responsible for helping them: Project R.I.S.E. (Realizing
I’m 44 years old. I’ve spent this first half of my life collecting. Collecting things like: An amazing wife A mind-blowing kid A mediocre business A couple properties Various cars A pop-up camper The
I know why most of you say you don’t like Issue 3. “It’s a monopoly. I mean it will say that on the ballot. So it must be one.” It is not a monopoly. In 2009 you voted to allow only four casinos in Oh
This is a really selfish post. So forgive me ahead of time. But Im going to gloat a bit here. I can’t help myself. About 6 years ago, during a hellish part of the Great Recession, Rocky and I bought 1
As I attempted to run for Akron mayor, I was given a unique front row seat to the candidates. I also got a lot of interesting off the record insight into these people too. There is a part of me that r
You may wonder why I care about a marijuana bill when my focus is the homeless. It’s simple: the war on drugs is an easy way to hurt minorities of all kinds, including the homeless. Issue 3 will stop
I’m a big believer in transparency. So I wanted to upload my completed order from Sam’s Club for socks and Ziploc Freezer Bags. It’s for a total of $269.62. There have been $325 in donations at our “N
https://www.gofundme.com/akronshoes Because so much of my work is on email I tend to take an email break over the weekends. Email can get a little overwhelming. But this Monday morning, today, could p
When I write these posts I try to come up with a catchy headline. I try to say something that will make you stop a second and consider clicking into read the rest of the story. If 2200 homeless kids i
I spent most of the Akron Mayoral debate yesterday just shaking my head. There are three candidates you will see on the ballot for Akron mayor on November 3. But the Akron Press Club chose to only let
If you live in Ohio you are probably aware that when you go vote on Tuesday November 3 you will be voting on Issue 3. It’s the marijuana initiative. If you are familiar with the initiative you might a
There is one prevailing reason most people I know don’t like Issue 3 that will be on the ballot on Tuesday, November 3: It creates a monopoly. In fact, here is the text you will read on the ballot: Is
You may remember the story of our iMac being stolen from our office by a homeless guy I was helping. The interesting part of that story is that all Apple products have gps tracking on them. So I’ve ha
Am I reading that right? Did you guys already, like in one day, meet the goal for the “No Feet Left Behind” campaign? I came in this morning thinking about how I was going to inspire you all to donate
I just heard Rocky tell her friend Holly that on the phone. I’ve been told by several homeless people that they always need socks. Homeless people are constantly walking. Their socks wear out, get wet
I bet most baseball players feel embarrassed striking out. “I should’ve let that ball go. “ “I could’ve focused more.” “I would’ve hit it if I didn’t have a headache.” Should’ve. Would’ve. Could’ve. T
The verdict was decided today by the Summit County Board of Elections: Not enough of my 1086 signatures were deemed valid. Most of the reasons were either because they: Weren’t registered. Not the cor
Fortunately, the next chapter of this journey is near. This Wednesday, September 23, at 10am the Board of Elections will determine if any of the Independent Candidates will make it onto the November 3
The awesome news that Hudson is now going to officially be a Gigabit city came over yesterday: Hudson starts up high-speed gigabit internet service – Your Business – Ohio Hudsons city owned and operat
I missed a call and text last night about 10:15. When I woke up this morning I was able to put the whole story together through text, Facebook and some Facebook messages. A homeless guy I, and two oth
I think one of the most difficult human abilities to develop is empathy. Being able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is incredibly difficult. Maybe impossible, really. If you aren’t experienc
Do you remember the post (day 32) where I listed a few people who I thought would be cool to run for mayor? As you can imagine, there was no resounding thrill from them to run. The best people in our
That picture pretty much says it all. That’s my newest friend walking out the front door of my office in the middle of the night this past Thursday with the iMac in my office. We had met earlier in th
You can learn so much by looking at a candidate’s campaign finance reports. And what’s cool is they are all public record. As a candidate that gets or spends over a $1000 you have to file a campaign f
On Day 8 of this journey, June 17, I told you Dan Horrigan was going to win: Day 8 – Everybody knows this is Dan Horrigan’s Town – The Road To Mayor – Sage Lewis for Mayor of Akron Talk to an insider
Did you know that the word “democracy” is never mentioned in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution? Democracy was feared by the founding fathers. James Madison expressed this attitude in
I read with great interest the New York Times article on zero waste communities. I am a firm believer that in order for Akron to grow and become a place young people want to live we must move forward
I have a habit of becoming obsessed with things. I can’t just run a few miles a day. I have to run a marathon without ever running another race in my life. I can’t run just one marathon. I need to run
There is a man who has been a great help to me with my campaign so far. He spent over two decades in prison. Though thin, he has diabetes. His liver is failing. His feet hurt him immensely. He’s been
As a middle aged, (used to be) blonde haired, blue eyed, 6’2″ white male I know nothing of what it means to be dismissed, segregated or marginalized. Truly, I am “the man.” But this mayoral campaign h
The Akron mayoral candidates in the primary race needed to submit their financial information last week. I’ll be talking about this in greater detail over the next few days. But today I just wanted to
I am in complete support and will advocate for the Fight for $15 cause. We cannot live in a world where people work full time and can’t live. $15 minimum wage is realistic and fair. If you believe the
You probably don’t know me. And therefore you have no reason to trust me. And honestly, I’m not overly enthusiastic about Mike. But he definitely has strengths: He is incredibly knowledgeable about ho
You probably think that title is extreme. “You’re just jealous he’s doing so well.” If I thought he was good for Akron I’d be pleased as punch he’s totally dominating this race. But I’m telling you th
His blog says: “Dan Horrigan has a very detailed, 15-part plan for the City of Akron, starting the day that he takes office as Akron’s new Mayor.” I was excited to dig into that. Truly, I’m all for id
Granted, we aren’t offering up our children to fight to the death to appease the Capitol. But otherwise, there are a lot of similarities in how Panem, the nation in The Hunger Games, and Akron operate
I have a very difficult time getting signatures to get on the ballot to run for mayor. In Ohio, if your intention is to really run for political office, just swear your allegiance to the Democratic or
My heart sunk a little when I heard Eddie Sipplen decided to have Steve Albrecht to be his campaign manager. I really thought Eddie had a campaign manager who was really awesome. If you don’t know, St
I have gotten to talk to a lot of homeless on this path to being mayor. These people, often forgotten or looked over, are intensely passionate about the City of Akron and it’s representatives. You mig
I was asked a few weeks ago to participate on a panel about the arts in Akron. I was really excited about that because I have a close relationship with the arts in Akron. I spent all my high school ye
You can’t stand on a street in Akron without meeting a homeless person. As I’ve been doing my signatures I’ve gotten to talk to a lot of homeless people. These conversations are the best part of runni
This trip to the West has shaped me more than anything I can think of recently in my life. I’ve been trying to find the words to describe what I’m feeling. The word I keep coming back to is: Greatness
Frank Comunale has officially left the race. You now have 2 candidates for the Democratic primary. Dan Horrigan – the puppet of the 30 year old Dynasty of greed and corruption that won’t let go of Akr
Life. Liberty (freedom). And the pursuit of happiness. It’s very interesting that those three things are presented in that order. You can’t have one without the one before it. With all my heart, I bel
I wish so much you could see what I’ve seen the last couple weeks. Yellowstone, The Black Hills, The Badlands. These are places that defy explanation. No words or pictures tell the story of actually b
I saw someone on Facebook say they were going to decide who to vote for Akron mayor by looking at things like: Who he is married to. How his kids behave and do in school. Where he grew up. Where he we
As mayor I will definitely continue this daily storytelling of the journey as mayor. I believe very strongly that elected office is a deep privilege that deserves a deep commitment to the whole commun
I can’t remember the last time I didn’t vote for a Democrat. There were many elections I just voted down the party line. But for the Akron mayor election I’m telling you this: Don’t vote for a Democra
I think you would have to be pretty tone deaf to not feel how lucky you are to get to spend time in places like: Yellowstone National Park Disney World The Outer Banks Naples Florida The Bahamas Hawai
I got the opportunity, for the first time in my life, to see Mount Rushmore. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt. It’s definitely worth experiencing. Actually, any national monuments are impress
For 15 years of my adult life I’ve worked in marketing. A good marketer knows things like: Your strengths Your weaknesses (a lot about your weaknesses) Your insecurities Your fears Where you shop Wher
Doesn’t it seem odd to you that politicians can’t work together? Aren’t they the “leaders”? I’m pretty sure I’d get fired from any other job I worked at if I said, “Bob’s idea is completely wrong. In
It is very easy to blame all the country’s problems on our government officials. And in fairness they never take responsibility for anything that goes wrong. And they never ask us to do anything. The
I’m writing this from Sparta Wisconsin. It’s about 600 miles from Akron. Last summer Rocky and I put together a plan to do the biggest vacation of our adult lives. We started putting a plan together t
We had a really great talk on Facebook today about what the focus of the campaign should be. A major focus for me is the ages old infrastructure of the 2 party system. We live in the United States of
I finished up Mark Maron’s interview of Barack Obama today. Obama was talking about the importance of being succinct in politics. He said that it’s not that people can’t understand the complexity of p
I’m listening to a podcast with Barack Obama. He did an interview with Mark Maron. Mark is a comedian who does a podcast in his garage. This is interesting on many levels: Garage Comedian Sitting pres
There are a lot of drugs being used in Akron. People that don’t use illegal drugs often have a disconnect with people that do use illegal drugs. It’s a pretty silly separation if you think about it. H
One out of every four people living in the U.S. dont have Internet at home. One in four. The White House wants to change this through its new ConnectHome initiative. Its mission: Every child should be
I know people don’t like change. It disrupts our lives. It’s uncomfortable. You never know what will happen on the other side. There’s no reason to change for change sake. But I’m here to tell you: We
I just got back from the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. We’re spending the weekend camping at the Shelby / Mansfield KOA. The movie Shawshank Redemption was filmed there. Look at this graph from
I had a great conversation today with a resident of Cuyahoga Falls. She said that their mayor suggested everyone in Cuyahoga Falls go meet their neighbor. What a great idea! She told two stories where
Money and politics. This is the great corruption of America. Money buys political favors: You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Find great political power and I guarantee you will find money hoveri
The International Squaters Symbol Homelessness is a very real problem in Akron. If you have a better way of solving it I’m all ears. But I have an idea: What if prequalified homeless were given the op
I just got back from Eddie Sipplen‘s fundraiser event. (For the record, those trying to keep me off the ballot, I didn’t donate to him. So you can’t try to corner me as a Republican in Independent’s c
Dutch company, VolkerWessels, has recently come out with a new concept: PlasticRoad. As the Rubber Capital of the World and the Polymer Capital of the World we should be leading this initiative. Akron
In the drug world there is something called Suicide Tuesday. It typically happens after a wild Saturday night of partying. Tuesday is the day when it all comes crashing down around you. The strongest
Based on this blog, you might be surprised to know that I actually run several businesses. SageRock is my bread and butter. It’s a digital marketing agency that my wife, Rocky, and I founded in 1999.
When I started this journey my position was to give the people of Akron an alternative to the status quo. To the good-old-boy club of Akron Democrats. But saying, “If you don’t like this then we have
That was my niece’s response when I asked her if they still made juice boxes. “How can you be mayor if you don’t know if they still make juice boxes?” I get that question every so often about various
I’m not sure what I thought other candidates would be like when I got into this race. But I’m pretty sure it’s not what I’m finding. From what I can see, there are 2 types of people that run for mayor
If you’ve been following along you probably know I’ve been spending an increasing amount of time in front of Angel Falls Coffee Shop here in Akron. I spend a couple hours nearly every day standing in
As soon as I’m mayor we will begin a challenge to get 1000 new startup businesses in Akron in the first 2 years I am mayor. People will be able to submit their business ideas and then these people wil
We need to look very intensely at what grants and funds are available for mass transit and bike routes. We likely don’t have a lot of extra money in the budget for these things. But there is very like
Akron already has some really cool urban gardens. We need to look at all the places we can put more urban gardens. Green space is critical to slowing water runoff during storms. We can let the communi
Cassie Diptych, originally uploaded by J Trav. I highly recommend checking out this series of photos. It’s always with a person on the top and the stuff that’s in their bag at the bottom. Endlessly fa
Indiana In Grand Canyon of PA, originally uploaded by Sage Lewis. Indy is a very happy kid. But like everyone, he sometimes gets blue. This is capturing one of those rare moments.
I know I’m late to reading this. But just the same… Thanks for kicking ass American Farmers! We wouldn’t be nearly as amazing a country without you. 2009 Crop Year is One for the Record Books, USDA Re
People often ask me about the Social Media class I teach at Cleveland State University. I always have a hard time finding it. But alas, here it is:Social Media and Your Business – Cleveland State Univ
I can’t tell you how often I tell myself that I want to see a movie and then I never do. Here’s a list of movies I want to check out: Inception Shutter Island (more to come…)
So, everyday my kid’s preschool has circle time and then writes down what each kid said. This is the opening today: T: This morning, Indy, you wanted to know if we knew what something was. Indy: Do yo
I wanted to put a post together talking about my experience with runner’s knee. It is now Tuesday and I am running the Chicago marathon on Sunday. This will be my first marathon. A few weeks ago I cam
So, for some reason I can’t get any of my physicians to set up a web presence. I mean they won’t even get a Facebook or Myspace page. Dr. Scott Mabee is a great doctor. He has helped isolate some cond
I wanted to point to a new site I’ve been working on. It’s for a friend of mine: Dr. David Barsan. He’s a dentist with offices in Fairlawn and Cuyahoga Falls. He is a genuinely nice guy and sincerely
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I hadn’t backed up my little eee pc in a while and, consequently, forgot how I did it. Here’s my reminder… I go to the File Manager, and select “Tools: Mount Network Share” \\FREENAS\WesternDigital500
I was rereading this post: Xbox 360 infocus X1, how to get HDTV [Text View] – AVS Forum I am trying these settings for movies: Contrast 65Brightness 45R 74G 77B 74 I think I likie.
Joe Biden Football Hall of Fame Rally, originally uploaded by Sage Lewis. This is a crowning day of glory for me. This is the first picture I have ever had of me and a major political figure. Thanks J
For the life of me, I couldn’t get files to transfer from an XP laptop to a FreeNas samba server. This was why: rsync Linux Commands: Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees) a trailing slash on the
This is a post specifically for people who attended my Community class at Small Business Marketing Unleashed in Columbus Ohio. But if you haven’t come to the class, you might find this useful too. Her
This is from The Week (September 19, 2008):“What’s publishing all about?” he once asked. “If it isn’t about what you like and believe in, you might as well manufacture sausages.”
First, if you have never checked out Rocky’s blog, I highly recommend it. It’s the way you always wanted your blogs to be written. It’s concise, funny and clever. But she is in search of her favorite
I have a small computer that I would like to play movies on. However, it doesn’t have a dvd player. So, now I’m venturing into the dark world of cracking dvd’s with Decrypting software and then re-enc
I’ve been playing around with Google Apps on SageRock.org to see if it might, someday be something for our main site. The thing I’m working on now is getting the MX records setup for Google Apps in my
I had a ton of water in my basement. A friend and I installed a sump pump. This is how we did it. YouTube – Installing A Sump Pump
Rocky was talking about all the cool things we need to do this summer. Here’s the list so far: Cedar Point Amusement Park, The Roller Coaster Capital of the World! – Opens May 10 Geauga Lake’s Wildwat
So I’ve been told and consequently been reading about the causes of cancer. If you are interested in the research, check out these articles: Check out this article on the causes of cancer put out by t
This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands.
I just got a huge forward that was too good to not reply to. It was about a Stamp the was supposedly a Christmas Muslim stamp. It was all about how much we should hate Muslims and how they should basi
So, would you ever think, your voicemail could become part of the social media world? Well now it has: Voicemail You'll LoveShare this … Powered by ScribeFire.
Here’s a video I just did on communication. It deals with the three aspects of communicating. Check it out. I think you’ll dig it. Powered by ScribeFire.
Hey everybody, We are looking to fill an internship role here at SageRock. This would be for help in our internal marketing and sales department. We are looking for someone in the Northeast Ohio area
John McCain goes off the rails | Salon News. If you guys think McCain is dying in the campaign because of his “straight talk” you are as screwed up as Washington is. The reason McCain is slowly fallin
Our firm, SageRock.com has just been honored with winning the Best Search Engine Optimization, Best Search Engine Marketing Award from NEOSA – a northern Ohio Industry organization. Click the above vi
What are you doing tomorrow? Well, if you would like a taste of the best search engine marketing conference in the country, I suggest checking out Search Engine Watch Live! Columbus – May 9th, 2007. I
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I was over at Jim Kukral Online Marketing Consulting 1-888-BLOG-BIZ and I noticed he had this sweet live video feed. So, I wanted some of that action. So I’m testing it here: Express Yourself LIVE
I’m extremely proud and excited to let you know that I’m now an expert columnist at Searchenginewatch.com. This site has been the definitive search engine news resource site since the onset of this in
Click To Play Microsoft adCenter Labs has a lot of really interesting tools. They are working on a lot of cool applications and they let you try them out at this site:Microsoft adCenter Labs
This is just a running post of technology troubleshooting findings for future reference. Incidentally, I am in love with my slingbox and I highly recommend it. There was an ip conflict today. My compu
I started general research over here: http://autos.yahoo.com/ I liked this site because it gave me a rough estimate of cost over a series of years all at once. I also got interested in some other vehi
Akron has this really inconvenient PDF version of it’s bus schedule. So I decided to set out to make it html. I just started with the #1 bus. But at least it’s a start. It looks really good on a mobil
Hi everybody, I haven’t posted much here concerning webmarketingwatch.com. But that site is my daily web marketing video show. Monday through Friday I post a web marketing video to help marketers make
I just had a great meeting with: Kordell Norton – Great Sales Coach. I’d recommend you check out his site.
A guy I went to high school with, Dusty Grella, is having an art show in Akron Ohio at the Summit Art Space. This is what he wrote: I’m having an art show at summit art space. The reception is Friday,
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So I have this thing for CEO’s. You might want to have dinner with Jennifer Aniston. But I’d throw her over in a heart beat for Jack Welch. Sorry Jen. Well, today, I just had dinner with the president
Here are notes from a meeting I’m currently at. The meeting is titled: “Beans: Four principles for running a business in good times or bad.” That’s also the name of her book. Her background is: educat
Indy (with the help of his mom) has put together a wish list for his upcoming birthday. With this, you must keep in mind that any presents are never expected and always appreciated. But it can be hard
I’m having trouble with my blackberry browser. I get this message when trying my to use my blackberry browser after wiping my blackberry: your device does not currently have any browser configuration
I’m trying out the new Picasa Web Albums. It’s easy and integrates really smoothly into all the other Google tools I’ve been trying. You can check my album here at: http://picasaweb.google.com/sageroc
Today is my birthday. In recent years, my birthday day has seemed to become a day of review and introspection. I put a lot of weight on the actual day. I guess that’s ok. But I do similar things to ma
I’m seeing a consistent trend of companies getting tired of shareholders. In this week’s The Week, “Issue of the week,” they write, “Investors demand short-term results and “sustained growth”. It’s al
As I write this, I’m sitting a few feet away from Terry Pluto, the sports writer from the Akron Beacon Journal. at Angel Falls Coffee Shop. That’s kind of cool. I am into local celebrity. It’s like un
While I know about web marketing with the best of ’em… my true passion is organizational development. Here’s a first draft of a speaker sheet for being a business coach. This is all in the very beginn
Truth is the first casualty of war. What is true is not nearly as important as what is believed to be true.
Current Online Ad Spend Predictions Search is expected to continue to lead growth, increasing from 41 percent of all online ad spending, or $6.5 billion, in 2006, to comprise 43 percent of online ad s
Here’s my take on why people don’t delegate: TDgflvVY1yU You might ask… Who cares if I delgate or not. Delegation is one of those doors in life that opens up whole new worlds for you. There is no one
Akron has a cool non-emergency phone number… 311. But if you are on a cell phone, outside of the area or use Vongage you can’t dial 311. Well, here’s the 10 digit number, if you are interested: 330-37
Here’s a picture of my new desk: I’ll try to put up more pictures if I change the design.
I’m very pleased to announce that we, at SageRock, are hiring once again. We are looking for someone that can help do a wide array of tasks across paid search, organic search and statistics. This pers
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R_yXRZBcnbg Why I think discussing weaknesses is important. Talking About Weaknesses Why I think it’s important to talk about weaknesses.
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It seems I’ve hit a bit of a nerve with my Jackson Pollock video over at YouTube. You can check it out here.
That’s me and Indy. You can click on it and see a bigger version, if you want.
So I would totally do a video blog post if I didn’t think I’d annoy the hell out of the guy sitting next to me. I’m going down to the Akron/Canton airport to meet Rocky and her parents for dinner. I’m
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!vb:vs,33708! This is my first attempt at doing an interview. Get caught up on what’s going on with Rocky these days.
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oaQasO8c9qA I get him to say E I E I O and “Hi”. Pretty silly, I know. But it’s super sweet to me 🙂 Sage and Indy Indy does E I E I O and "HI"
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!vb:vs,33490! I’ve been having some difficulty determining what my best use is at work these days. These are my thoughts on what I’m spending my time on.
Other than getting a super nice email from my mom, nothing out of the ordinary has happened so far today. I just feel warm, strong and full of love. Thank god for the peace, joy, and love I have. Of f
I know this is a strange topic to come back into the blog world on. But this dude has some good insight into what Jesus is all about.The Blog | Philip Slater: THE GREAT FUNDAMENTALIST HOAX | The Huffi
Indy has the rotavirus, probably. I’m on the phone with a nurse. So, I thought I’d write what the tips were. Let him nurse for 4-5 minutes every 30-60 minutes. Let him rest his stomach. Let him sleep.
I’ve put together a list of local places that would be good possible networking events: del.icio.us/sagerock/Networking Upcoming NEOSA events: 4/12/2006 Email Done Right: Improving conversion rates vs
Leadership is where even the biggest companies fall down. This is because leadership has so much to do with ego and survival. Training someone for a leadership position means that you very well might
This is the very early stages of leadership training at SageRock. In order to instill the SageRock Core Value of Concern, Respect and Empathy for the SageRock Team into the leaders of SageRock, I’m to
One of the great things about spiritual thoughts is that you so often can make them apply to your situation. And, generally, that’s OK because that’s what the thoughts are meant to do and be… general
Waldorf Education A Look at Waldorf and Montessori
I never can remember this, so I thought I’d post it here. To activate Call Forwarding, press 72# Dial the number you want to forward calls to. When the call is answered, Call Forwarding will be activa
Sometimes I’m so proud our the SageRock team that my heart actually feels like it’s swelling. I don’t know how that works. But your “heart swelling with pride” is real and I just felt it. So, I though
If you are free at 5:00 today, check out this live webcast. It’s highly innovative and it’s happening right here in Northeast Ohio: Beacon Journal | 03/22/2006 | Heart-stopping webcast
Did you know there is a Microsoft tool that automatically backs up your Outlook files? I didn’t. But it turns out there is. Read about it here and get backing up:Outlook Backup Tutorial
!vb:vs,17490! I am somewhat of a salsa snob. I can’t seem to ever find a salsa that I really like. I have, however, put together a salsa recipe that I totally love. This is a video that goes about 10
Check out Franklin Covey and get organized:
There is a list of stuff in my life that I am interested in doing, actually seem worthwhile, but aren’t time sensitive. Stephen Covey calls these Quandrant 2 things… Things that if I did them would ad
I’ve been saying over and over again how I think we are headed for civil war in Iraq. I realized that we’ve been in the middle of one for some time: Civil war – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “A civ
Someone recently suggested I write down my perfect day. That seems tricky to me because I can imagine many perfect days. Watching movies and playing video games all day. I suspect I would try to find
Today, I’m particularly grateful for Rocky from a strategic perspective. So often, she sees things incredibly clearly. She listens more clearly than I ever can. She is a personality at a meeting that
I knew I wasn’t going to do this every day. I have a lot to be grateful for these days. I feel like I have conquered several battles recently. I won my second Toastmaster speech. You get a sweet pen.
This is a topic that I think about quite a bit. But the deeper I think about it, the harder I realize it is. Actually, the deeper I look at anything, I’m realizing these days, the harder I realize it
Beacon Journal | 02/24/2006 | Family incomes slide Average family incomes, after adjusting for inflation, fell to $70,700 in 2004, a drop of 2.3 percent when compared with 2001. That was the weakest s
Daily driblet The average new home has 2,412 square feet, an increase of nearly 50 percent from 1973, reports the L.A. Times.
I read and think a lot about personal and business growth. It seems that virtually every problem that has to do with you and someone else can all be fixed with open, clear communication. There was an
The SageRock Core Value reads: The concern, respect and empathy for the individual people we come in contact with at SageRock is our single core value. I’ve recently been thinking about what: Concern
Harvard Business Online | HBR This month’s issue is about Management Innovation. Man, this book is a good read. I’m so cheap I am always reluctant to dish out the $18 an issue on the news stand. So, I
I am in the market for a laptop. I’m thinking of going ultra portable. I want something that I can take with me everywhere. I’m leaning towards Dell. I thought I was going to go with the X1. But today
Rocky suggested that my second speech be about saving money. That’s an awesome idea. I was going to base it on the Rich Dad Poor Dad book. But then I read this review of the book. He made enough good
ShopLocal.com Tribune Co., Gannett, and Knight Ridder(Parent company of the Beacon Journal) are trying with a new joint venture called ShopLocal.com. What do ya think? Hot or not?
This is a pretty interesting article: Fast Company article on young 20 somethings. Check out some of these excerpts: Millennials aren’t interested in the financial success that drove the boomers or th
I’ve got to get started on my next Toastmaster speech. I’m giving it in a week and a half. This is supposed to be something you feel strongly about. I am thinking of doing something political. Or mayb
Today I’m grateful for inner peace. I feel the anxiety of work creeping up on me. But it’s not bad. I think I can fight it off. I don’t have anything particularly that needs to be done. Today is just
Oprah told me I should start a Gratitude Journal. I’ve tried to start one several different times. But it never works out. For some reason, I can’t get in the habit of posting to it. I thought I’d try
I’ve always known this. However, what’s interesting to me is that it’s actually a condition. I think I have a disease. 🙂 Here are some traits of a people pleaser that I resonate with: Men who identifi
This is an interesting topic simply because the business world seems to try on many levels to get you to give up your integrity. It almost seems that lack of integrity is like a club that everyone wan
The reason I wrote the post, “SageRock Is In A Great Position,” is because I wanted to give a little background at to why I want to discuss Leadership Training. As SageRock grows, leadership developme
Right now is a very exciting time at SageRock. For reasons we can’t exactly pin down, we are stronger than we have ever been.? There are at least three factors that are probably playing a part in that
I just read a nice article on the Akron Beacon Journal from Mike Rasor. He featured Donaldson Resources. They are a one person web design company run by Sandra Donaldson. You can read the article here
I wanted to make a list of things I need/want to do today. I figured I could just as easily make my list here as I could on a piece of paper. So here’s the thing, Michelle and Adam are coming over for
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Pat, a staunch conservative, has some tough words for Bush here: Pat Buchanan on isolationism and protectionism Isolationist thought appeals to me. There are many times I think about how I would like
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Ah… back to old timey blogging where you have to read. Compatibility issues are definitely not a problem in this format… which is more than I can say about video blogging. Although, there technically
This is my mom’s Christmas party in 04. It is now becoming an annual tradition(I think) [gv data=”DNIJgVOd60k”][/gv]
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Here’s a little clip of a weekday morning. [ACT]http://www.grulichfamily.com/sagelewis/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/morning.wmv,160,160[/ACT] Or you can download it here
Now here’s the same video again but this time on vSocial: !vb:vs,8732!
I’m sorry to keep subjecting you to the same crappy videos. But I’m still working out the ideal situation. !vb:yt,Oj4ZXD-zVpY! In my previous posts I couldn’t access the video on my Linux computer. So
[ACT]http://www.grulichfamily.com/sagelewis/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/movie3.wmv,160,160[/ACT] OK, here’s test two with the plugin. Or click here to download: Test vblog #2
This is my first attempt at vblogging. [ACT]http://www.grulichfamily.com/video/movie2.wmv,240,240[/ACT]
I want to remember this: Beacon Journal | 01/30/2006 | Employees can learn to work smarter Morgenstern suggests subjecting every demand to the four D’s: delete, delay, delegate, diminish. Does it need
I woke up today and wanted to “quickly” install WordPress at our family website… grulichfamily.com. I wanted to try setting sagelewis.com up on that site. Well, at 7:55 pm I’m happy to say I have it u
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Here’s a link to the most recent Bin Laden audio tape transcription and translation: Bin Laden transcription This is important to read for many reasons. First, it shows that he is a thoughtful person.
When I think of Martin Luther King, there is one thing that always impresses me. I always think about how different the American landscape would look today if he had taken up violence instead of nonvi
Have you ever thought you might like to own some original artwork but didn’t think you could afford it. Well, the internet (and eBay) have significantly changed and flattened the art world. There are
If you’ve found your way over here via an RSS feed or you just were surfing around, you might want to just skip this post. I probably would write this kind of thing in an offline journal, but I’m too
So I took today off. This is actually something I’m going to try to do more of in upcoming year. The word of the year for me is: Deliberate. I’m going to try to be more exacting and “deliberate” with
For some reason that I’m not 100% certain of, I have been going through a massive life minimalization as part of bringing in the New Year. Every possible thing that has even the slightest chance of le
“It?s Christmas Eve, for heavens sake?stop working, everyone, so that I can get some work done!” I think a lot about the American Condition… we work harder and longer than any other society in the wor
So have you ever gotten off an airplane at Cleveland Hopkins and needed to get to Kaufmans in the Heights right away? What’s worse in this insane hypothetical situation is that you need to do it by pu
The Apprentice 4 Episode 13 – The Final Showdown Each of the finalists must manage a massive charity event: one a celebrity softball game, the other a star-studded comedy show. The conclusion of the f
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the researchers found that the pessimistic test-takers had a greater risk of death. And the more pessimistic the person, the greater the risk. In my circles, I’m known as the rose colored, half full g
If you need a reason to waste like the rest of your day, check out this game: Elf
Each of the finalists must manage a massive charity event: one a celebrity softball game, the other a star-studded comedy show. It’s Randal and Rebecca. I just got home from my own bit of business. Ou
The final four contestants must create a promotional video for one of the world’s largest software companies. So we’re down to: * Randal, 34, is the founder, president and CEO of his fifth venture “BC
I have had way too much turkey. I also have to get up early tomorrow. Being that the clip show is at 9:00 and the new show is at 10:00, there will be no new blog post on this episode. But you might ch
?Mr. (or Madam) Toastmaster?; then face the audience and say, ?Ladies and gentlemen?? or ?Fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests?? “I’m an atheist. (pause) But I do have at least one belief. I co-own,
My first toastmaster speech is coming up this week and I need to get ready. This is a four to six minute speech. There are some points that they want to make sure I meet. Begin by facing the Toastmast
Here we go again. If you are into Apprentice, are you checking out this blog: The Apprentice Blog – Season 4 It’s lively and fun. Be sure to check it out. This week, Mia from Gucci Buddhist is hanging
And we’re back. In case you haven’t seen it check out this insane Markus story: Apprentice Outraged At Seeming Dumb On Television – Defamer Apparently Markus is convinced he has been shown in a poor l
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast” Stay slow and smooth. Violence of Action – Used to gain or regain surprise: You are the shit. Be aggressive. The equipment, the training and the guy next to you wil
Sorry everybody. I missed last week’s episode. Unfortunately, I was actually doing business instead of blogging about “reality business”. I was flying back from California to Ohio Here’s The Apprentic
The wealthiest 10% “the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households (as defined by net worth) have an average annual income of $270,000, with an average net worth of nearly $3 million. ” I have this theory that
Leadership Challenge This is a really excellent book. A must read!
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Here are the Halloween pictures… Indiana October 2005
“How long, O Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?… How long will my enemy triumph over me?” This is a nice, encouraging article about how to carry on when things
There are many business models but there are no business laws. Physics can be deduced to 3 main laws. Business has endless models with endless variables. Marketing is a great example of this. No matte
The Apprentice 4 Episode 5 Before I jump into the current episode, I thought I might point you to some of the latest Apprentice news. First, check out this article: Trump blames Martha Stewart for his
I just got a new mechanical mouse from Amazon, the IBM VersatileScroll Mouse. So far I really like it. It only cost $8. You can check it out here: IBM Versatile Scroll Mouse (Stealth) The only problem
Here’s a very innovative speech given at Web 2.0. It questions and suggests alternatives to how we all work. I highly recommend giving it a read: Less as a competitive advantage: My 10 minutes at Web
One of the down sides of not having a dedicated blog to the Apprentice is that having these posts intermingled within all the other posts makes it hard to find all of the other Apprentice posts. But I
My friend Zuill is goiing to be featured this Sunday in a live concert on the radio with Awadagin Pratt. They are performing a “live” recital with interview on NPR’s Saint Paul Sunday Morning Show. It
The Coming Together Project
This is a group that I just came across that is promoting democracy within business organizations. I’ve often wondered why democracy is not promoted in business even though it’s something we swear by
This is a great site for developers: Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters
I uploaded some Indiana Pictures this weekend. I used the FireFox FTP program and for some reason it distorted some of the pictures. I re-uploaded them and they all seem to be good now: September 2005
I just had to spend $100 on my furnace. There is a tricky module or something. It didn’t turn on last night and consequently got pretty chilly. But here’s the thing, I just had Mike come by from Jenni
Here are the newest Indiana pictures. And there are some Sage birthday pictures: September 2005 Indy and Sage’s Birthday
Here we are at Episode 3 of Apprentice 4 – Something Old, Something New In this week’s recap, they continue to put Marcus is a pretty dopey light. Chris puts the blame on Marcus. But Marcus was the on
And we’re back at it. These were the last posts I did in the last couple weeks: Sage Lewis: The Apprentice 4 Episode 1 – Season Premiere Sage Lewis: The Apprentice 4 Episode 2 I was able to blog a lit
Problems in your life are the tests that prove your metal. How you deal with your problems will ultimately determine if your life was successful or not successful. (no pressure 🙂 Bob has some good sug
This is a helpful site on foodborne illness: Foodborne Illnesses and Food Litigation
Asteroids is a game I always love playing. They’ve got that and a bunch of other sweet games here: Neave Games …Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, Asteroids and more
John brings up a really good point here. People are people… even rich, famous people. He offers some good ideas as how to go about meeting these people. It’s not as hard as one might think. The other
As we left off from last week, Melissa has been fired and Kristi, 24, a top sales executive for Gold Creek Golf Club as made it to the second episode. This is my overview from last week: Sage Lewis: T
If you find this kind of thing interesting, I’ve put together the notes I took from “Build To Last”. These are the points that jumped out at me while I was reading. If you are in business and haven’t
I think I’m Japanese at heart. Check out this amazing vending machinges. They have a “Parking Garage Machine!” That’s awesome. PhotoMann Travel Photgraphy – Images of Japanese Vending Machines
I can’t 100% guarantee that I’ll be able to write this every week. But I thought it might be fun to try. I’m interested in giving a recap of the episode and my thoughts on the topics. While I’ve enjoy
“Cash flow is the only game you are playing, whether you realize it or not.’” I’m glad he said this. I feel this more than ever. Cash flow is the way, the light and the life of my business. It is trul
This is fun and crazy. LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD? __________________________________
I’ve been wanting to do a write up on Black Hawk Down for quite some time. It’s the movie I want to watch over and over again. Whenever I’m feeling down, this is the movie I go to. So I gues I would h
In a Democracy the people dictate the policy. Our government acts on what we demand of them. Ten years ago we didn’t demand enough: Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were kill
Here are some directions to The Blair Center run by Westfield Group Insurance: Blair Center is located south of the circle about 1/8 of a mile. At the circle turn right and travel halfway around the c
I thought I’d put all the Bush family arrest in one easy place, for your convenience. John “Jebby” Ellis Bush – SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 – public drunkenness and resisting arrest John “Jebby” Ellis Bush – O
I think I dig this thing. Treehugger: Toyota’s i-unit Personal Mobility Concept
I went to an interesting seminar yesterday. It was put on by a sales consultant who subscribes to the Sandler System of selling. These are the notes I took form the meeting, if you are interested: Why
It’s so funny that this topic is met with suspicion and intrepidation. Do you know how much better, profitable and efficient American corporations would be if management was evaluated by the people th
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Michael DeAloia is putting together a meeting to unite all of us Akron/Cleveland technology people. He wants to form an Emergency Tech Support group based out of Ohio that would help people in New Orl
I knew that Apple had to give them some serious thought. The iPod was simply not long for this world as soon as somebody put some memory into a phone. So Voila! The Apple iPhone is coming: business2bl
I just got this very kind offer from Baldwin-Wallace – where I went to college. They are offering some special assistance to students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. But you have to register by this F
How to Observe Labor Day – eHow.com
Ever since 9/11 the media has been floundering to determine exactly who it is. This week big media came into its own. It presented the situation in the best way it could. Without the media attention g
“I, the formerly un-jaundiced human rights advocate, have finally come to see my country for what it really is. A monstrous fraud.” I agree. The symbolism of this event is very telling of the truth of
Being British gets you a hotel in Texas: BBC NEWS | UK | Katrina Britons ‘moved from dome’
“Not a single tourist caught in the tsunami was mugged. Now with all this happening in the U.S. we can easily see where the civilized part of the world’s population is.” BREITBART.COM – World stunned
Whenever there is a stereotype, the stereotyped person always has to work harder disproving his stereotype than someone who does not carry the same stereotype. The stereotype I’m talking about here is
I always have a hard time finding the Acme pharmacy information. Hopefully this page will help everyone looking for the Acme pharmacy information you need. This is information for: Akron Acme Phramacy
There is a new family lawyer in Akron: Deborah Monaco. Deborah is a personal friend of mine. I personally assure you, if you are in need of an Akron divorce lawyer or for many other Akron family law a
GM lost an average of $1277 per vehicle Ford Motor Company lost an average of $139 per vehicle AG’s Chrysler gained an average of $186 per vehicle Nissan Motor Company gained an average of $1826 per v
I realized that I hadn’t put links to some of Indiana’s pictures in the right side navigation. I think they are all current now.
I finally got some new Indiana pictures up. You can see them here: Indiana Sage Lewis August 2005
I was playing around with the WeightWatchers calculator. I think I found out what each area equates to in the calculator. This is what I found: 50 calories = 1 point 2 grams of fiber = -.5 points 6 gr
I almost made it 10 months before my son needed stitches. I went 10 years before I ever needed stitches. And under my watch, my 10 month old ends yesterday with 9 sutures in his knee. I couldn’t have
Check out this really sweet new Akron Online Directory: Your Online Akron Directory It’s really comprehensive already. But if your Akron-based site isn’t in it yet, you can add it for free.
What is it with the world? Why do people think they need to trick me with some chick named Vanesa who happens to have a really thick Indian accent. I’m on with customer support right now with my hosti
OK. I’ve spent the better part of a decade thinking CuteFTP was showing me all the files on my server. I mean, I want to ftp into my site, see my site, modify my site and go away happy. Well, I just f
Mike Needs, the Public Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal finally compelled me to write today. I make a point to read his article every Sunday. He often shows me a perspective that I hadn’t thought of
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Morris Chestnut, Kevin Daniels, Robert Patrick, Kevin Chapman, Balthazar Getty, Jay Hernandez, Billy Burke, Tim Guinee Director: Jay Russell Leng
Aldi Food Store Locations In Ohio I put this page together because I never can find Aldi’s on the search engines. It takes me forever. I think part of the reason is because sometimes I call it Aldi’s
What Coming Together Does Coming Together is devoted to helping its members promote diversity. Sometimes that means exchanging ideas and resources through community workshops. On other occasions, it m
Here is yet another directory: Your Online Celebrity Directory Enjoy!
These are the latest sites we have been working on at SageRock: Your Online Cats Directory Your Online Dog Information and Resources Directory Your Online Christian Resources Directory Your Online Bee
OK. This is my crowning jewel. There are 12745 links in this database. We have an extensive collection of Christian churches by state plus many many more categories. I’ve been working on this site non
And here is yet another directory. This one is all beer related. I’m not a beer drinker. But I certainly can appreciate the beauty of such a cool, refreshing treat. Your Online Beer Information and Re
OK. Here’s the unveiling of one of my projects: Your Online Dog Information and Resources Directory This is one of the smaller sites. I’m excited to see how it does as a dog resource. Have a good day!
OK, now this is not ready for any kind of consumption… mass or otherwise. Today and over the past weekend, I have been setting up several sites. They all have the same layout. But they will have disti
I thought I’d pass this link along. I needed a refresher on password protecting a directory on a Linux-type server. This site gave me an online form that generated both the .htaccess and .htpasswd fil
I can’t believe I am doing this to myself. It’s 10:00 at night. I’m sitting upstairs in the dark all by myself watching Saw. I’m so freaked out. Everybody told me this was a totally freaky movie. It’s
I finally have gotten around to seeing The ‘Burbs by director Joe Dante. It was put out in 1989. I can really relate to Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks). For his vacation he just wants to sit around, watch th
Today’s Google Quote of the Day is particularly good: Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. – Sidney J. Harris It remind
What I learned in Yoga today: Changing the collective whole by changine your consciousness. It all made complete sense. If you are relaxed and at ease, your world will be relaxed and at ease. If you a
Running a Service Business is without a doubt the hardest job in the world. The reason is because there are endless variables. No matter how many systems you have in place you can’t plan for everythin
Mike Coppola is a friend of mine. I’ve known him for a number of years. I was actually his bartender at the Medina Country Club when I got out of college. Mike is a Benefits Insurance Agent. He can he
You’ll forgive me for thinking out loud here. But I’m in the process of trying to find a group to join that I can really get behind. My focus is Workers’ Rights. But what does that mean exactly? My in
This has been an interesting week from a conscience point of view. The question has been, do you have a moral obligation to stand up for your beliefs… No matter the consequence. This question becomes
Akron Mayor, Don Plusquellic has defended himself in today’s Akron Beacon Journal in regards to a run-in he had with a local valet attendant. You can read his entire editorial here: Beacon Journal | 0
I added a bit more to this post finally My man, Peter Lewis, is featured quite prominently in the August 2005 Vanity Fair. I’ve never really done this kind of collection of data on any one person befo
This is a story that has two sides to it: Don’s and the parking attendant’s. They both agree on these things: [Plusquellic says,] “I swore at him, fine. I threw in a few choice swear words to suggest
Google Quote of the Day Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-
OK, this is just crazy. This thing has you think of something (anything) and within 20 questions it tells you what it is you are thinking. So far it’s 2 for 2 in the office: 20Q.net – the next generat
There is a new blog in town that is strangely addictive – at least to me: Damn You Ohio It features all of the things that are wrong with Ohio. I’ll leave you to decide if you think it’s a good thing
Don’t forget. If you are ever thinking to yourself, “Boy, I really need to get Sage a gift, but I just don’t know what to get him.” Hop on over to Sage’s Wish List I have a wide selection of affordabl
“You’re one in a million, kid, but there are a thousand kids in China just like you.”
Zazen Posture Zazen (pictured above) when done correctly means taking the correct posture and entrusting everything to it. It leads to many good things: better circulation, allieviated congestion, les
Here’s a great Healthcare M&A blog: Steve’s Blog: If It?s Not Medicare, It?s Medicaid
This is a very nice article about positive thinking… very inspirational, very encouraging. blah blah. This dude ran with the bulls in Pamplona. WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE!!! He was a rifleman in the
This speech is so good, it’s joining the all time great viral pieces found on the internet. It’s so good, you almost have to think it’s a hoax. But it’s not, you can read the text of the address right
OK. This is morbid and funny. My friend Joe just put up a blog that will feature all the ways you can die. I don’t know why, but I laugh just thinking about it. I must be in that kind of mood. Oh yeah
I have this peculiar habit when I’m feeling down. It’s going to be hard to describe specifically. But it’s something along the lines of: no one else must ever feel this way. No one else must be worrie
This is a useful site. I thought this morning that a collection of CEO blogs would be interesting. I’m glad to see Debbie has already jumped on the idea. Nice work Debbie! BlogWrite for CEOs by Debbie
OK. This is facinating to me. As a business founder, who has a personal blog, I feel Bob’s pain. He wrote an opinion piece about Guantanamo Bay and how he felt it should stay open. He also apparently
“Robert, they can?t eat you!” My rules for survival.: Rule #4 of Bob Parsons’ life rules is: “if it doesn’t work, they can’t eat you.” Man, he’s not kidding. Keep some perspective people. It’s all sma
We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. – Maurice Maeterlinck” That’s so sad i
This is an interesting story. Qualcomm started from very humble ideas: On NPR, today, they discussed the beginning of Qualcomm: NPR : Qualcomm Founder’s Son to Assume Control of Company It is turning
In today’s New York Times, they covered corporate blogs. They mentioned Bob Parsons’ blog. It was interesting in the story because he didn’t pull any punches in his blog. He gives his opinions on the
I’ve been trying to track down a photo of Mr. Peter B. Lewis. I was fortunate enough to get one. So Viola!: Quite a dapper man.
I’m a proud customer of ING DIRECT. They have made a big effort in trying to make saving hip. I’m sure trying to push that marketing concept through a financial services company was no small task. But
Here’s a pretty interesting general marketing blog I just came across. Seth Godin: Agent of Change
many of today’s young workers are massively disaffected with their jobs and often constitute a negative influence on the whole workplace. I was reading a Management for Dummies book put out in 1996. I
If you aren’t familiar with EBSQ artists, but like art, I highly recommend you check out the scene. You can search these artists on ebay by typing in EBSQ and you can go to ebsqart.com. This is a grou
Order Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ and receive a FREE Bible, only at GospelDirect.com Ok. This is the last I’m going to do of this. Here are the different versions I’ve collected, verses 4-8
Order Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ and receive a FREE Bible, only at GospelDirect.com Of I Corinthians 13:1-13, these are the versus that really speak to me: “4: Love is patient and kind; lo
Order Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ and receive a FREE Bible, only at GospelDirect.com If you aren’t aware, I’m in a string quartet. I play the cello. I do a lot of weddings. I would imagine
OK. Before I go any further down this spiritual path, I need to make a policy statement. I am in no way Christian. I am much closer to atheist than most spirituality. I happen to like Buddhism, althou
In Tuesday’s yoga, I realized my own Nothingness that I talked about seeing in Indiana here:Sage Lewis: Allegory of the Cave and God I felt strongly being the observer watching the entire world, start
Something that I don’t think was covered, or at least I don’t recall it off hand, in Think and Grow Rich, is that in order to become rich, part of the mental shift is that you must become a taker. May
I don’t really know how I manage to do this to myself. But I am apparently addicted to yet another thing. Not that I didn’t know this already, really. But I really felt it this morning. Today is the f
Are you into gymnastics? Or do you have a child who is into gymnastics? Well if you do, you probably are in need of gymnastic supplies and equipment. Surprisingly, there isn’t a lot available online f
I was just recommended this course by someone who left me a comment in another blog post. I’ve spent just a couple minutes looking at the page. But I can see its usefulness. In a nutshell, it’s managi
Here’s my boy on father’s day: Now what could possibly be better than that.
As part of my recent money theme, here are some Money Quotes. Of these, these were the ones that suited my current interests: Business is the art of extracting money from another man’s pocket without
OK. Here’s how I have learned to accomplish goals. You do a CBA – a Cost Benefits Analysis for doing something and you do one for not doing something. Having a CBA and reading it regularly when you th
The journey of business never ceases to entertain me. Where I mentally am now in business is very different than where I was even a month ago. Without getting into the specifics as to how I’ve gotten
This is an interesting article discussing blog policies at work. Here’s an interesting example policy: Jen recently helped draft the company’s first-ever blog policy. The policy says, in part, that em
Yesterday was Indiana’s first official photo shoot. Here’s all the proofs – all 216 of ’em. If you have any particular favorites let me know in the comments section. Indiana Lewis Photo Shoot – June 1
62. Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio 78. Akron, Ohio And then, to make matters worse: 16. Columbus, Ohio 5. Toledo, Ohio There’s no reason why Akron and Cleveland can’t make it in the top 20. If every te
Are you tracking conversions on your website? If you are not measuring lead form or sales conversions, give it some serious thought. Knowing conversion information will justify all your online marketi
I recently had a problem with my vpn that I thought I might share with folks. It took me a lot of time to figure it out. But if you find this maybe it will help save you some time. I have a vpn set up
I read an interesting book about understanding the behaviors of people to better sell them. It was: How to Mind-Read Your Customers by David P. Snyder Its premise is if you understand the psychology b
On page 202 of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, he covers The 6 Basic Fears They are: The fear of poverty The fear of criticism The fear of ill health The fear of loss of love of someone The fear
This is an accurate perspective, in my opinion, of the value of owning your own company. He [William Johnson, CEO of Heinz] talked about the “qualitative, intangible skills” that leaders acquire from
You all know my mom’s house is for sale right? Well, check it out here: 510 W. Smith Rd. Medina, Ohio 44256 Real Estate Listing – My mom’s house
I want to join a group in the area. These are some that I’m giving consideration to: Young Professionals of Akron (YPA) – a non-profit organization dedicated to providing young professionals in the gr
I found a good site of quotes. I pulled out some of the ones I particularly liked. But you can see the full list here: World of Inspiration – Inspiration, Motivation, Inspirational & Motivational Quot
Here’s a site that was recently put up from a friend of ours at SageRock. I haven’t taken the assessment yet. But I plan to. Check it out: Relationship Assessment – Do you have a healthy relationship?
Calm, Centered, Present-ness Effort and Surrender. Of the two, Surrender is much more powerful. I’ve learned that in other days practicing Yoga. I learned today, surrender means being in the present.
Sam Walton Author: Sam Walton How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and The World and W… Author: Bill Quinn Sam Walton was the shrewd businessman behind the world’s largest retailer. After working his wa
Ford Motor Company entered the business world on June 16, 1903, when Henry Ford and 11 business associates signed the company’s articles of incorporation. With $28,000 in cash… As with most great ente
The 38-year-old founder, Frank Seiberling, purchased the company’s first plant with a $3,500 down payment – using money he borrowed from a brother-in-law. The rubber and cotton that were the lifeblood
In September 1970, Paul Orfalea, just out of college, borrowed enough money to open his first photocopy shop in Isla Vista, the campus community of the University of California at Santa Barbara. Inste
In 1965, Yale University undergraduate Frederick W. Smith wrote a term paper about the passenger route systems used by most airfreight shippers, which he viewed as economically inadequate. Federal Exp
As a small business owner, I’m often curious how other companies began. When you think of a big company that’s been around for a very long time, it’s hard to imagine them as small. But they all were.
FranklinCovey > Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities I recently listened to this seminar. It was surprisingly helpful. The topic is basically time management. But the interesting angle of this sem
Indiana is now in his sixth month. Within this time I have been able to reflect on a couple different thoughts. First, I have thought a lot of Plato’s The Cave recently. Allegory of the Cave The basic
It took me a while to find this list. I was searching on phrases like: digital projection system see star wars in a digital theater digital theater star wars DLP Digital Projection Theater Listing I f
Blogger: Blogger Mobile My phone picture blogging is back on. I was having some trouble with it for a while. But moblogging has given this section of my site a new lease on its life. This is the first
The extent of that blog article of mine just keeps rolling. It is now in Africa: MENAFN – Middle East North Africa . Financial Network
Walt Disney: Long Biography: By the time Walt had started to create The Alice Comedies, which was about a real girl and her adventures in an animated world, Walt ran out of money, and his company Laug
So, today’s Akron Beacon Journal article was very nice about JumpStart. But all I could keep thinking about was Thom Shue. Did he move from Optiem and change his name? Was it actually Optiem intellect
I posted about this over at the SageRock.com weblog, but man, I’m freakin’ everywhere! 🙂 Newspaper still apparently drives a major engine… including online content. This has been a lesson to me that n
TNS/CMR: Ad Spending Grew 9.8% in’04 I’m always curious to know where people are spending their money. This article covers that and also points out the change from ’03 to ’04. Did you know that local
Spam detection software, running on the system “bla18.blogger.com”, has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn’t
Now here’s why I love Northeast Ohio. I just got back from a great meeting with Tim, who I had never met. He happens to be a blogger here: Gee k ZEN – sit down, shut up, create something that matters
Discovery and AOL have launched a 100 Greatest American series. If you were upset at the greatest videos of all time I’m sure this contest will really get your goat. Greatest American is a seven-hour
These are free spots in Ohio where you can use the internet: free wi-fi Ohio hotspots wireless internet access list Then check these out at RubberBuzz.com: Surf RubberBuzz at These Akron WiFi Hotspots
I just came across a good article at Fast Company about Progressive and Peter B. Lewis Did you know he has one leg? Facinating. As it pertains to Peter, here are some out takes from the article: When
George over at Brewed Fresh Daily found my blog and commented on this article. Consequently, it has generated a bit of response. Check it out out and let us know what you think: Sage Lewis: Andy Birol
I’ve always had a very soft place in my heart for Saul Bellow’s Herzog. The “Reality Instructors” of that book haunt me to this day. I often ask if I’m becoming one and how best not to become one. Pag
I have a facination with Peter B. Lewis. I don’t really know what kind of person he is. But I do know that he is a major contributor to the arts, has a Frank Gehry building named after him and majorly
Happy Birthday Vincent! Vincent van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, The Netherlands on 30 March 1853. A couple things interest me in particular about van Gogh. First, his painting style was highly cri
After well over a year, I have finally gotten a new desk. I apparently have an affinity for complication in my life. I can’t just go buy a desk. I have to make it some big project. My desk project was
Andy Birol is a local business consultant. I read a recent article of his admonishing the youth of our country. He takes the parent role and groups, I imagine, generation X and Y collectively. He desc
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The City of Akron, Ohio, as covered by Leader Publications Local business development workshops offered in Akron. I mostly just wanted a place to keep this link to remember to look into this more. But
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This is an interesting detailed account of what happened up to and after the fateful shot to the head. Rocky Mountain News: Hunter S. Thompson I’m sorry to see him go. But I’m glad he didn’t just whit
I just got this cool picture. This is me (in the middle) and my cousins: Shawn Gerlock and Shelly Gerlock.
I was wondering what all the different services there are in the world. I started creating a list just by brainstorming. That seemed daunting. So I catalogued all services based on SIC code. Here are
My mom just gave me some more nice Indiana pictures that up updated in: Indiana February 2005
Here’s a very sweet picture 🙂
Here are some super cute Indiana pictures (as least I think 🙂 : Indiana – February 16, 2005
I think I’ve got up all of the Indiana pictures that I’ve put together in a web format. You can check ’em out here: Indiana’s First Christmas: Christmas 2004 Thanks Giving and Indy’s First Bath(Novemb