People who aren't sociopaths, that's who!

I recommend that everyone read How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty. He was the richest person in the world in his day, and yet he had some enlightened things to say. For instance, he advocated cooperating with labor unions (when have you ever heard a billionaire do that?). From this book, I received the best management advice ever - praise in public, punish in private. He also thought that spectator sports were a waste of time. But what Getty was most passionate about was art. He amassed an amazing collection, and then made it available to the public for free. If you're ever in Los Angeles, if at all possible, set aside a day or two to visit The Getty - it will make you smarter. And I encourage you to visit museums whenever and wherever you travel - you'll see some amazing things.

So now I see that the alert has also been issued in Oregon. Nevermind.

I got the alert on 8/7 @ ~5PM, and my phone was at home, where AT&T sends my bills, over 1100 miles from Boulevard, CA!

Let's see if Verizon & T-Mobile screw it up this badly.

Since people riding Segways look ridiculous, I'd say it's worth the extra effort to learn to ride the Solowheel.

It's not accounting software, but it's what holds everything together at my bar: PMWiki (http://www.pmwiki.org/). There are other wiki systems out there; PMWiki happens to be the one I picked 7 years ago, and I'm still happy with it, FWIW.

The wiki is the collective memory for my business (and believe me, any business is too complex for one person to remember everything). It's got:

* Staff contact list.
* Staff schedule.
* Current shift changes (employee maintained!).
* Job descriptions.
* Employee disciplinary history, password protected.
* The employee manual.
* A "how to" manual for common tasks.
* Official recipe book for the kitchen.
* Current beer & liquor orders.
* Trouble & repair history for every piece of equipment.
* List of DJs, contact & payout info.
* Current passwords for social networking sites.
* Local media contacts.
* Much, much more.

I can't imagine operating a business without a wiki. Installing it was the best business decision I ever made!