Happy New Year!
Wow, what a year 2006 has been… at the end of 2005 I had set out to complete some ambitious goals and did better than expected on most of them.
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Annual Winter Festival not happening this year…
Yeah, I know… long time no blog, since (glances at past blog entry) November! wow… anyways, here’s the 1st entry for ’07 Yup, announced on Ch. 3 last night: Burlington is putting the freeze on its annual winter festival. The snow sculpture contest and popular Penguin Plunge have helped attract people to the waterfront at […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales Look Strong
As you may know, part of what I do is run several online retail websites including jlryan.com, champlaincoffee.com, portablechangingroom.com and cosmicvitamins.com. Usually, jlryan.com and champlaincoffee.com get large increases in sales for the holiday season.
What I’m thankful for…
Every Thanksgiving, I do reflect on things and think to myself what I’m most thankful for. This will actually be the first time I’ve actually written (or typed) my thoughts.
The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving
The following links are two articles which describe a very different version of history around the holiday of Thanksgiving. I first heard about this version a couple years ago on Free Talk Radio and thought it made a lot of sense.
New Streamlined Sales Tax
I got this following note from Nancy Wood of the Burlington Business Association. My initial feelings regarding the proposed streamlined sales tax is negative as I believe it will be more of a burden to Vermonters and will give up local control to the other collective states that have signed on to it. I will definately be attending and I am very interested to hear it explained further.
Milton Friedman, 1912-2006
“Last of the Great Economists” Dies at Age 94. Born July 31, 1912, Dr. Milton Friedman, an author and Nobel Laureate, served as a champion of individual liberty and free markets throughout his distinctive life.