Badi Jones: Web, Tech, Etc...

Callie Jane

badijones — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:11:43 +0000

Just some photos of Callie’s snack time.

Deer in the Kiawah Island Surf

badijones — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:39:32 +0000

Something I’ve never seen before. Deer on the beach.

Excited about iPhone 3G s, but not AT&T

badijones — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:45:08 +0000

Just checked on how much the new iPhone will cost me, and it’s a big

Funny?

badijones — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:10:32 +0000

Amazing Brownies are Amazing!

badijones — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:46:38 +0000

I walked into work this morning and saw this on the kitchen counter:

So I opened the box, and saw this (Read the close-up of the label below in the next pic)

They really are amazing :-p

No Longer Working From Home (mostly)

badijones — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:32:31 +0000

Up until 2 days ago, I had not stepped foot in a normal office for almost 5 years, but his week I started working at my company’s office (not too far from where I live). This was something that I had been thinking about for a while, but hesitated, mostly because I’ve gotten used to the flexibility. So far, it’s been great though. Other than the excellent location (and view)…

…the best part is that I actually get to interact with real people. Not just emails. I’m also loving the distraction free environment. Not that working from home didn’t have its benefits, but a lot of those benefits (flexible hours, being at home, etc) turned out to be a drag on me.

I’m not saying that working from home / telecommuting is bad at all. It might be the perfect setup for someone else, but it’s just not right for right now.

Don’t feel bad for my lonely old desk yet though . I’ll still be working from home on personal projects like myIPneighbors.com, SEOlogs.com, dnScoop.com, blogging, etc… But, until I have my own company, and my own office, I’ll be doing the 9 to 5 … or 8 to 4… or 7 to 3 – ( luckily, my job is still extremely flexible)

A Strange Obama Sign

badijones — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:45:42 +0000

This afternoon, Amanda and I were driving in one of our favorite neighborhoods, I’On. This is probably the most expensive neighborhood in our area ( that is not on the ocean). It’s a neat neighborhood (check out the website) , and it’s right near us, so we like to go for drives and walks there often.

Being a huge political junkie, I thought it would be fun to see which candidate was winning in I’On, McCain or Obama. We made it through about 1/2 of the neighborhood, and Obama was winning big time. We had seen 5 Obama signs, and several other signs for Linda Ketner (democrat running for a seat in the House of Representatives), but only one sign for McCain.

That’s when we came across this sign:

I don’t know if it’s more funny or sad, but I just had to stop and take a picture. It’s pretty unbelievable that someone would so bold as to actually post something like this in their front yard. At any rate, I’m sure their McCain sign was probably taken down one of the neighbors, 2 of who had Obama/ Biden signs.

We continued to drive through, and saw a few more Obama/ Biden signs, and only one more McCain Palin sign. It looked to me like Obama / Biden were definitely the pick of I’On.

It’s really interesting, because when you drive around most average areas of Mount Pleasant, SC, you see a lot more McCain supporters. But in a neighborhood like I’On, where the average price of a home is about a million dollars, whose residents almost certainly make over $250,000 / year, Obama is the choice. Why? Aren’t these the people who will be affected most by Obama’s tax Plan?

I think that one of the biggest flaws in McCain’s campaign is that (for the past 2 weeks at least) he has based his who argument around “Joe the Plumber” who doesn’t make anywhere near $250k per year. It just doesn’t make sense. This is only my opinion, but I think If you’re making over $250k per year, you’re doing pretty good. Is a few more percent really going to break you? I don’t know many people who make more than $250k, but those that I do know are Obama supporters.

New Twitter Tool

badijones — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:32:12 +0000

Just a quick heads up. I made a little tool for twitter that shows:

- People who are your fans (they follow you, you don’t follow them)
- People who you are fans of (You follow them, they don’t follow you back)

Check it out here ==> http://www.seologs.com/twitterfans.php

Source code is also available to download.

A Conversation with Warren Buffett about the economy

badijones — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:45:46 +0000

If you’ve been paying attention to the news for the past few days, you may be pretty worried about the state of the economy (with good reason). Watching the government hand out 700 Billion dollars to bail out Wall Street is like watching a train wreck that you are powerless to do anything about. To be honest, to me the economy is so complex and abstract that I don’t pretend to even understand exactly what the consequences of this bailout will be. Fortunately though, there are people who do have a much better grasp on these things.

Warren Buffet (the richest man on the planet) discusses the current economy crisis, and what might be coming in the months and years to come.

The Cuban Skateboarding Crisis

badijones — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:18:27 +0000

Traveling to Cuba anytime soon? If you do, bring a few skateboards. They need them.

I used to skateboard (myself skateboarding circa 1994), and I remember having to wait, or save up for a skateboard, but watching this video really makes me realize just how lucky I was, and still am.

Check out the video