Nothing says "Your neighbors hope you'll vote on this issue" like a hand-folded leaflet delivered to your door by a neighbor.
The problem is the darn weatherstripping.
Most of us know that it's illegal to put anything that's not US mail into a mailbox. So there I stand at your stoop, trying to figure out how to leave the leaflet so that it won't blow away.
The problem is that your weatherstripping is so tight that I can't wedge my important flyer between your jamb and your door. I'm all in favor of energy conservation, but I wish I could leave my message for you, confident that it won't take off in the next gust of wind.
Norfolk latches, attached to the door at two points, allow me to fold the flyer and leave it under the latch. Unfortunately, I only found a couple of those.
To the people with the jalousie storm door: I hope it's okay that I wedged the flyer between two of your louvers.
After delivering to 4 1/2 streets yesterday, I have new respect for letter carriers.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thoughts for election day
I don't usually pass along those chain emails, but I liked this one so much I sent it on to my friends and family.
My 20 People
You're part of my 20 people, hoping you will send this on to your 20 so we get this out before election day.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message.
It is time.
FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
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Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressional rep collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when
out of office.
3. Congress (past, present and future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congressional reps can purchase their own retirement plans, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of Consumer Price Index or 3%.
6. Congress loses its current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present Congressional reps are void effective
1/1/11:
The American people did not negotiate these contracts with their representatives.
The representatives made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators who would serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Please feel free to cut and paste this message into your own emails. And please vote on November 2.
My 20 People
You're part of my 20 people, hoping you will send this on to your 20 so we get this out before election day.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message.
It is time.
FIX CONGRESS!!!!!
**********************************
Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressional rep collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when
out of office.
3. Congress (past, present and future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congressional reps can purchase their own retirement plans, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of Consumer Price Index or 3%.
6. Congress loses its current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present Congressional reps are void effective
1/1/11:
The American people did not negotiate these contracts with their representatives.
The representatives made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators who would serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Please feel free to cut and paste this message into your own emails. And please vote on November 2.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Web search contest
Despite my smoking' hot search technique, I can't seem to draw a bead on a seemingly simple piece of information:
I'd like to go back to before 1970, because I know how the mean overall precipitation has changed since then. But, except for a few record-breaking years, the only snowfall information I can find is averaged.
This information might as well be classified. Just to be sure I wasn't missing something basic, I called in the big guns. I contacted a reference librarian at QandANJ.org. Believe it or not, she couldn't find it either.
I'm pretty sure that the Snow & Ice Management Association has the information. I bet they give it out to members only, given how hard it is to find.
So here's the contest:
Be the first to find me changes in snowfall since, say, 1960. It doesn't have to be just Summit. It can be Union County. Or it can be all New Jersey. I don't need individual year info. It can be decade-over-decade averages.
If you can find that information, you get your choice of delicacy from pastryparadise.com* and my profuse thanks. Good luck.
* Offer valid in continental US and Canada only.
How much has snowfall in Summit, NJ, changed over the past few decades?
I'd like to go back to before 1970, because I know how the mean overall precipitation has changed since then. But, except for a few record-breaking years, the only snowfall information I can find is averaged.
This information might as well be classified. Just to be sure I wasn't missing something basic, I called in the big guns. I contacted a reference librarian at QandANJ.org. Believe it or not, she couldn't find it either.
I'm pretty sure that the Snow & Ice Management Association has the information. I bet they give it out to members only, given how hard it is to find.
So here's the contest:
Be the first to find me changes in snowfall since, say, 1960. It doesn't have to be just Summit. It can be Union County. Or it can be all New Jersey. I don't need individual year info. It can be decade-over-decade averages.
If you can find that information, you get your choice of delicacy from pastryparadise.com* and my profuse thanks. Good luck.
* Offer valid in continental US and Canada only.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Site Owners: Win an iPod or a day of consulting
I went to alexa.com this morning to tinker with my site listing, and saw a banner that said “Take the 2010 State of Online Marketing Survey.” Anyone reading this blog knows that share my opinions freely. So I did. I like (well-designed) surveys; they make me think.
The survey is sponsored by Linkdex. But when you try to learn more about Linkdex, you end up at http://blog.influencefinder.com/
If you scroll down to the very bottom of the blog page you'll see in a 30% screen that Linkdex owns its copyright. To learn more, you have to strike out on your own: Linkdex is a search intelligence firm based in the UK.
Now, if you take the survey, your name goes into a drawing for one of two iPods, or for a free day of website marketing consulting. That’s not enough to induce me to give Linkdex my email address. But if you take the survey and give them your email address and you win, I’ll be happy for you.
Find the survey here: http://www.alexa.com/siteowners
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